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This is an October 1968 contribution by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Strategic Research to National Intelligence Estimate 11-14-68 on Soviet and East European general purpose forces. It covers Warsaw Pact war plans for Central Europe, the effects of the Czechoslovak crisis, and the doubling of Soviet forces on the Chinese border since 1965. It also assesses ground, tactical air, naval and coastal defense forces. The text does not mention UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena.
Soviet combat units would be likely to lose their combat effectiveness rather quickly by attrition from personnel and emuipment 1osses. East European line divisions are. generally patterned on the Soviet model although there are substantial variations in some countries. Czech and East German divisions are quite similar to Soviet divisions in structure. combat-ready Soviet and East German motorized rifle divisions have 10,000 men and 186 tanks, and that Soviet tank divisions have 8,000 men and 314 tanks while East German tank divisions have 8,760 men and 320 tanks. the zecn motorizea-rre---arvrs-on-at 10,00 men. Soviet di ons are quite similar to Czech ivisions in strength and organization. the Czech tank division at more tnan 8--00~ Dut-ess than 10,000 men. A great many observations, con irm that hetKtrengtns reporte aDove-are valid. We believe that these figures approximate the planned wartime strengths, in personnel and tanks, for Soviet, East German, and Czech divisions. We believe that Polish divisions are slightly larger and that the current Polish mechanized division has about 10,800 men and 240 tanks and the Polish armored division about 8,800 men and 310 tanks. The motorized riile division has about 0 major items of equipment and the tank division about 2,200. Major equipment items include all self- propelled vehicles, except motorcycles, and large towed items such as artillery and two-axle trailers. Analysis of elements of other Soviet divisions in East Germany, supports - 18 - TOPME3GRET
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