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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.
“The Advance”9 pages
When full mobilized and deployed the Carpathian Front would have about 150,000 men and 2,800 tanks. It would be supported by about _ -rriaTE-a -cear-capa le--misse and rock- et launchers, 1,000 light and medium field artillery pieces, and 1.50 multiple-round rocket launchers. e. Belorussian Front The Belorussian Military District is similar in size and organization to the Carpathian MD but is at a lower stage of combat readiness and has less support. It is probably intended to form a Front for use in the central region. There are three field armies, one combined arms and two tank, and a tactical air army in the district. Prior to the Czech crisis, none of the field armies was 'ready for immediate deployment. The 28th Army has four divisions, of which two were Category I and two Category II. The 5th Guards Tank Army 'and the 7th Tank Army have a total of seven divisions, all of which were probably Category II. The three divisions of the 5th Guards Tank Army were mobilized for the Czech crisis but not deployed. The Belorussian MD has an additional combat-ready motorized rifle division not assigned to any army. An airborne division is also located in the MD but is subordinate to the Airborne Forces Headquarters at Moscow. There are fewer combat support units in the Belorussian MD than in any of the other Soviet potential Fronts for Central Europe. Neither of the tank armies has an artillery brigade, and the artil- lery unit for the combined-arms army apparently 'is only of battalion size. Only two possible Scud brigades have been detected. Each army does have a. surface-to-air missile regiment and an engineer pon- ton unit. The engineer units appear to be at low personnel and equipment strength. Each of the tank armies appears to have a medium antiaircraft gun brigade of about 100 guns, apparently in cadre status. Front-level support consists of an artil- lery division at reduced or cadre strength and a tank transporter unit with about 350 transport vehicles. - 41 - TOr-ECRET
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