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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.
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TO' RET 4. Current Forces _ Prior to th: intrvAzntion in Ca' hzzlovakia, the Warsaw Pact forces probably available for use against the NATO central region included the Soviet and East European armies and Front-level support units presently located in East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland, and in the Baltic, Belorussian, and Carpathian military districts of the USSR (see Table 1, opposite page) . Some permanent realignment of these forces is likely to take place in the aftermath of-the inter- vention. The new alignment, although different in detail, will probably result in Warsaw Pact capabilities against NATO approximately equal to those obtaining before the intervention. We therefore describe them in their former state, recognizing that changes are likely, especially to the Czech role. (Figure 6, the foldout map following this page, illustrates the dis- cussion in this section.) a. Soviet Front in Germany The Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG) is by far the largest of all the Warsaw Pact potential Fronts and is the only one which is be- lieved to have all of its units--both divisions and support--sufficiently manned and equipped for combat without mobilization of additional men and vehicles. The GSFG has five field armies--two tank and three combined arms--with a total of 20 Category I divisions. The 1st Guards Tank Army and the 3d Shock Army, each with four tank divisions and one motorized rifle division, are positioned in central East Germany and form the principal striking force of the Front. The 2d Guards Army, with two motorized rifle divisions and one tank division, and the 8th Guards Army, with three motorized rifle divi- sions and one tank division, are positioned on the flanks. The 20th Guards Army, with three motorized rifle divisions, is concentrated around Berlin. The Front's air support would be provided by the 24th Tactical Air Army, the largest existing Soviet tac- tical air force, and the only TAA containing an assault air transport regiment. - 31 - TOhSECRET
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