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The Employment of the Soviet Armed Forces in Land Campaigns in the Event of General War 1953-56

1 Jan 1953

TOP SECRET CONTENTS Page PART I.—General Considerations— Soviet Objects 3 Basis of Soviet Strategy 3 Soviet Military Doctrine 3 Use of Fifth Column 4 Soviet Capabilities 4 Air Defence 5 Warning of Attack 5 Allied Strengths 5 Sequence of Study 5 PART II.—SOVIET CAMPAIGNS IN WESTERN EUROPE— Soviet Aim 7 Factors Affecting Attainment of the Soviet Aim 7 Development of Campaign 11 PART III.—SOVlET CAMPAIGNS IN THE SCANDINAVIAN PENlNSULA— Soviet Aim 17 Courses Open to the Soviet Union for the Invasion.
afghanistan turkey united kingdom france serbia egypt montenegro lebanon iraq syria albania bulgaria hungary gibraltar poland saudi arabia portugal jordan united states of america qatar finland greece germany strategy russia resources air power air warfare austria communications croatia czechoslovakia denmark israel italy kuwait manpower norway transportation romania spain sweden switzerland ussr soviet union yugoslavia cold war crete palestine sicily arab world contingency planning east germany eastern bloc military intelligence military supplies west germany bosnia soviet satellite states persia ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff war preparations threat of war with the ussr communist information bureau fifth columnists kenneth strong war materials air raid precautions military strength predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence topographical intelligence assessing enemy strength francis fressanges patrick dean eric searight charles carstairs arthur shortt anti-aircraft defence military objectives soviet air force soviet army western bloc anthony buzzard
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Austria Bosnia Bulgaria Crete Croatia Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany Egypt Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Montenegro Norway Palestine Persia Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Sicily Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey United Kingdom United States of America USSR West Germany Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/15/39
Document Types
Report Memorandum Map
File Reference
CAB 158/15
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0015.039
Keywords
Military Intelligence Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Threat Of War With The Ussr War Preparations Strategy Geographic Intelligence Soviet Army Military Strength Military Objectives Manpower Fifth Columnists Anti-aircraft Defence Air Raid Precautions Arab World Soviet Air Force Air Power Air Warfare Resources Topographical Intelligence Military Supplies Communications Transportation Eastern Bloc Western Bloc War Materials Soviet Satellite States
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
105
Persons Discussed
Anthony Buzzard Charles Carstairs Patrick Dean Francis Fressanges Eric Searight Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-62
Themes
Military Intelligence

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