Military Use by Warsaw Treaty Organization Forces of 20th Century Operational Routes in the Benelux and Northern Germany.

Abstract

Routes across the plains of northern Germany and the Benelux were used in both 20th Century wars. Four operations of commanders in these wars are analyzed by the author then compared to 1977 available routes on the same terrain. It is the author's thesis that these northern routes are still viable and the probable avenue of approach for Warsaw Treaty Organization forces to attack into western Europe. A summary is shown of current battlefield mobility capabilities of those forces plus a hypothetical Warsaw Treaty Organization force scenario of such an attack, with the author role-playing as its commander.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA074000

Entities

People

  • Clayton Arthur Pratt

Organizations

  • University of Wyoming

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • East Germany
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • International Relations
  • Landing Fields
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Vehicles
  • Security
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare
  • Western Europe

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies