Securing Eastern Germany and the Disposition of the Soviet Western Group of Forces

Abstract

The author draws upon a wide range of open-source material and interviews with officials in the Federal Republic to place the disposition of the Soviet Western Group of Forces and the challenges faced by Bonn concerning their repatriation in their proper context. Between now and the end of 1994 when the repatriation is to be completed, the potential for instability should not be ignored by Western officials and defense planners. Bonn is clearly in a delicate position in regard to the orderly withdrawal of these forces without incident. The author argues that both Bonn and the Western Alliance can respond in a variety of ways to instances of instability depending upon the type of crisis involved, to include operational cooperation with central command authorities in Moscow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241545

Entities

People

  • Thomas-Durell Young

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Classification
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Treaties
  • Universities
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
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