TOP SECRET 3 ANNEX THE ABILITY OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF THE U.S.S.R. TO SUPPORT SOVIET STRATEGY IN THE EVENT OF GENERAL WAR 1953–56 Introduction The Soviet transport system still suffers to a large extent from the deficiencies which in World War II led the Germans to calculate that it would not be able to bear the strain. Moreover, the fact that in World War II the United Kingdom transport system, although generally supposed to have had some surplus capacity for war, was subject to heavy strains, points to the significance of transport as a possible weakness in the pursuit of modern war by a heavily industrialised Power.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Belarus Czechoslovakia Finland Germany Italy Poland Russia Soviet Union Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USSR
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/15/13
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum Map
- File Reference
- CAB 158/15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0015.013
- Keywords
- Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Strategy Transportation Railways Airfields Roads Communications Disruption Communications Military Supplies Food Supplies Geographic Intelligence Resources Soviet Satellite States Trade Mobilisation Manpower
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 13
- Persons Discussed
- Patrick Reilly Eric Searight Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
