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I. ENEMY SITUATION:
As a result of the development of acute international tension NATO is secretly
engaged in bringing its armed forces to the state of full combat readiness and
intends to launch a surprise attack on the territories of Warsaw Pact
countries.
Elements of the U.S V Corps are deployed directly against the forces of the
Eighth Guards Army. The first echelon of the corps is composed of the 3rd
Armored Division and 8th Mechanized Infantry Division with a total of ___
nuclear missile systems, ___ nuclear artillery pieces, ___tanks, ___ artillery
pieces and mortars, ___SAM systems, ___helicopters, and ___ fixed wing
aircraft.
In the second echelon of the V Corps is the ___ Infantry Division and probably
elements of West German tank forces will operate in the area, composed of ___
nuclear missile systems, ___ nuclear artillery pieces, ___ artillery pieces and
mortars, ___ tanks, ___ SAM systems, and ___ combat helicopters.
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and border troops are deployed in front of
the forward defense area in the security zone. During the operation the combat
action of the enemy forces will be supported by ___ combat aircraft with
nuclear capability from the U.S. and West German national air forces and the
4th ATAF of Central Army Group.
In general the enemy can launch ___ nuclear rocket strikes and aerial bombs in
the area of operation of the Eighth Guards Army and against rear services
installations of the army and the front during the conduct of his
operation.
The West German III Corps in the north and U. S. VII Corps in the south are
deployed on the flanks of the U. S. V Corps. Their operations can affect the
forces of the Eighth Guards Army. Movement and arrival of strategic reserves
composed of U. S. and French armed forces and mobilization reserves of West
Germany are likely during the operation in the area of the Eighth Guards Army.
The enemy tries to inflict losses on and destroy the Warsaw Pact forces and
seize vital territories by a surprise and decisive offensive operation. If the
Warsaw Pact forces overtake the enemy in initiation of offensive operations,
the forces of the U. S. V Corps are likely to hold a pre-prepared defensive
line along the Bad Hersfeld, Hiedervaule, Schlitz, Fulda, Gersfeld and Bad
Heustadt line, to inflict maximum losses on the Eighth Guards Army by defensive
action, and then launch counter strikes by the second echelon forces from the
line of Birstein - Gedern in the direction of Grekenhain, Lauerbach, BAd
Hersfeld, and from the line of Neustadt - Homberg in the direction of Kirtarf,
Alsfeld -Niederaula.
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II. MISSION CONDUCTED BY FORCES AND MEANS OF
THE FRONT AND ADJACENTS.
a. The following targets in the army's attack area are destroyed by the
front's rocket troops and aviation forces during the initial nuclear
strike:
----- - enemy's nuclear weapons and nuclear depots in the area ___, ___, ____,
and ___.
----- - enemy's airfields in the areas ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___.
----- - command posts of the Central Army Group in the area ___ and command
posts of the 4th ATAF of the Central Army Group in the area ___.
----- - enemy's reserves in area ___, ___, ___, and ___.
----- - enemy's rear service installations in the area ___, ___, ___, and ___.
Twenty regimental sorties of the front's fighter- bomber aviation are
allocated to the army to support the army's action during the offensive
operation and five regimental sorties of the front's helicopter
aviation and one transport aviation division from the main command of the air
force are allocated to support the airborne assaults. These sorties will be
covered by the front's fighter aviation during their flight.
b. Adjacents:
On the right flank of the army the First Guards Tank Army attacks in the
direction of Bebra, Marburg, Herborn, Lindlar. Its immediate mission is to
seize the line of Marsburg, Medebach, Ballenberg, and Marburg An Der Lahn; and
its long range mission is to seize the line of Leverkusen, Bornheim, Rheinbach,
and Hill 1251. The boundary with the right adjacent passes through Eilenburt,
Eisenach, Hill 1427, Neuwied, and HIll 1610. All points are included in the
Eighth Guards Army's area.
On the left flank of the army the Twenty-eighth Combined Arms Army attacks in
the direction of Schweinfurt, Wurzburg, Mosbach, Wiesloca and west of
Kreuznach. The immediate mission of the Twenty-eighth CAA is to seize the line
of Gelnhausen, Ashaffenburg, Michelstadt, and Mosbach and its long range
mission is to seize the line of Kira, Enkenbach, and Hill 456. The boundary
line with the left adjacent passes through Mittwelda, Kahla, Hill 2435,
Gersfeld, Bad Vilbel, Bingen and Trier. All points are included in the
Twenty-eighth CAA area.
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III. CONCEPT OF THE
OPERATION
In the initial nuclear strike, by using ( ) nuclear rockets with a total yield
of ( ) kilotons. The enemy's nuclear rocket and artillery troops in areas ___,
his air force in areas ____, his main infantry and tank forces in areas ___,
and the enemy's command posts at ___ are destroyed and decisive losses are
inflicted on the enemy's air defense troops in areas ___, and on his rear
service installations in areas ___.
Exploiting the results of the initial strategic nuclear strike and nuclear
strikes of the front and army means the army attacks the enemy along
the line of Bad Hersfeld, Schlitz, Fulda, and Gersfeld and develops its attack
by its main forces; i.e. the 16th, 18th and 19th Motorized Rifle Divisions in
the direction of Bad Hersfeld, Alsfeld, and Wetzlar; and during the operation
by employing additional ( ) rockets with a total yield of ( ) kilotons destroys
the main forces of the U. S. V Corps in the area; Bad Hersfeld, Alsfeld,
Giessen, Echzell, Gedern, and Fulda and seizes on the third day the line of
Wettenberg, Butzbach, Bad Nauheim, and Nidderau. Subsequently by committing the
second echelon forces into the engagement the army develops the attack in the
direction of Wetzlar, Limburg, Boppord, and Simmern and during the conduct of
the operation, by using ( ) nuclear rockets with a total yield of ( ) kilotons
destroys newly detected enemy nuclear weapons, destroys the enemy's approaching
reserves from the line of march, conducts assault crossing over the Rhine River
and with the cooperation of and by exploiting the success of the Twenty-eighth
CAA encircles and destroys the main forces of the U. S. Vth and VIIth Corps and
approaching strategic reserves, and on the 7th day of the operation seizes the
line of Boos, Gillenbeuren, Bullay and Sohren.
The army's operational formation is established in two echelons:
----- - in the first echelon: the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 21st Motorized Rifle
Divisions;
----- - in the second echelon: the 17th and 20th Tank Divisions;
----- - the 31st Separate Tank Regiment is the army's reserve.
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IV. I ORDER
a. The 16th Motorized Rifle Division with one brigade of artillery of the VGK
reserve, one anti-tank battalion and one engineer battalion is to attack the
enemy on the line: Ludwigsau - Eichhof, to develop the attack in the direction
of Bad Hersfeld - Rockerod, to destroy the enemy in the area of Ludwigsau,
Gittersd, Rockerod, and Eichhof and seize the line of immediate mission at
Untergeis, Go Bmannsrode, and south of Kirchheim by H + 8 hours. Subsequently
the division is to continue the attack in the direction of Go Bmannsrode -
Ottrau, destroy the enemy's division reserves in the area of Willingshain,
Schorbach, Ottrau, and Kemmerod and seize the line of the subsequent mission at
Schorbach, Ottrau and north of Lingellach by H + 14.
Then the division is to develop the attack in the direction of Ottrau, Alsfeld
and Hill 384 and at the end of the day seize the line of west of Anlrifttal,
Heimertshausen, and the stretch of route 49 to the south.
The future attack direction of the division for the next day is Heimertshausen
and Hill 322. The division is to assign one reinforced BMP motorized rifle
regiment as the forward detachment to destroy from the line of march the
enemy's covering forces and border troops in the enemy's security zone and
facilitate quick advance of the division's main forces to the forward defense
line of the enemy.
For the conduct of the division's attack 15 nuclear, 5 chemical and 15
conventional rockets are allocated to the division. The use of nuclear and
chemical weapons will be conducted only at signal and command of the
front for the initial nuclear strike.
The division conducts the breakthrough of the enemy's main defensive line, at a
4 km front and during the artillery preparatory fire destroys and suppresses
the enemy's strong points on the forward line and in depth, command posts,
artillery and mortar batteries and enemy's immediate reserves.
On the left the 18th Motorized Rifle Division attacks. The boundary line with
that division passes through Mohara, Hill 366, road junction southeast of Bad
Hersfeld, Kleba, Lingellach, and Nieder.
During the penetration (breakthrough) of the enemy's defense, the destruction
of the enemy's brigade reserve, development of the attack in depth and
destruction of the enemy's division reserves are conducted in interaction with
the 18th Motorized Rifle Division.
The division's command post during the penetration of the enemy's defense is to
deploy 3 km west of Fredewald road junction, and the rear service control point
during this phase is to deploy in ___.
b. The 18th Motorized Rifle Division with one artillery brigade of VGK
artillery division, one anti-tank battalion and engineer battalion attacks the
enemy at the line ___ (As for the 16th Div).
c. The 19th Motorized Rifle Division with two artillery battalions of the
army's artillery brigade, two anti-tank batteries and two engineer companies
attacks the enemy at the line ___ (as for the 16th Div).
d. The 21st Motorized Rifle Division with two artillery battalions from the
army's artillery brigade, two anti-tank batteries and two engineer companies is
to attack the enemy from the line ___ ( as for the 16th Div).
e. The 17th Tank Division is in the army's second echelon. The division is to
deploy in departure (assembly) area in Vogelsberg, north of Weimar,
Pfiffelbach, Niedar, Hardislehen. During the operation the division is to
follow the 16th MRD by bounds at a distance of 40 - 60 km on at least 3 routes
and be prepared to be committed into battle from the line No 1. (Bieber -
Grund) with the mission to destroy the enemy's advancing reserves from the line
of march and seize the line of Mengers, Ober and Seelbach. The direction of its
future attack is Ober- Hadamar, Nassau.
The line NO. 2 of commitment is the line of ___ with the immediate mission line
at ___ and the direction of future development of the attack at ___.
At the time of commitment, the division is reinforced by 3 artillery
battalions, one anti-tank battalion and one engineer road construction
battalion.
In case of the use of nuclear weapons, the division is allocated 15 nuclear, 5
chemical, and 15 conventional rockets.
The area of responsibility of the division to fight enemy's airborne assaults
and his reconnaissance groups includes ___.
f. The 20th Tank Division is in the army's second echelon. It is to deploy ___
(As for the 17th TAnk Div).
g. Army's rocket brigade is to accomplish the following tasks:
-----1. destroy the following targets during the initial nuclear strike of the
front:
----- - enemy's nuclear rocket, target No. 302 in the area of ___ by a 20 kt
warhead, air burst at H - 00.20 or at the front's signal.
----- - enemy's nuclear rocket, target No. 203 in ___, by a 20 kt warhead, air
burst at H - 00:20 or at front's signal.
----- - enemy's V Corps command post, target No. 304 in ___ by a 100 kt
warhead, ground burst at H - 00:2- or at the front's signal.
----- - enemy's rear command post, target NO. 305, in ___ by a 100 kt warhead,
ground burst at H - 00:20 or at the front's signal.
----- - airfield, target NO. 306, in ___ by a 50 kt warhead, air burst, at H -
00:20 or at the front's signal.
----- - airfield, target No 307, in ___ by 50 kt warhead, air burst, at H -
00:20 or at the front's signal.
----- - enemy's second echelon division in the area ___, ___, ___, and ___;
including the following targets:
----- --targets NO. 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, and 313 - each by a 20 kt warhead,
air burst, at H - 00:20 or at the front's signal.
(Note: Targets for divisional rocket strikes are also designated in the same
way)
-----2. Time of delivery of nuclear and chemical rockets to the troops is P - 6
hrs. Time of delivery of conventional rockets to the troops is D - 3 days.
-----3. The status and situation of planned targets for nuclear strike are to
be continuously followed and necessary adjustment in the plan of the nuclear
strikes is to be made according to the actual situation.
-----4. Preparation of rocket troops for launch is to be kept at the highest
state and technical rocket support of the rocket troops is to be organized in
detail.
-----5. Position areas of rockets are to be well prepared in terms of engineer
work and well camouflaged. Alternate positions for rockets are to be
established and their protection against mass destruction weapons as well as
the security and defense of rocket positions and mobile rocket bases must be
organized and established.
-----6. To maximize the range of fire and to launch timely strikes on
designated targets, timely relocation of positions and movement of rocket
troops during the conduct of the operation, are to be planned and executed.
h. Artillery
1. The following artillery groups are to be established in army's large units
and units:
----- - army artillery group (AAG): 10 artillery battalions;
----- - army reactive artillery group (AGRA): 4 BM-27 Bns.
----- - in the 16th and 18th Motorized Rifle Divisions:
----- -divisional artillery groups (DAG) of 6 artillery battalions each
----- - regimental artillery groups (RAG) on the main direction of 3 artillery
battalions each;
----- - in the 19th and 21st Motorized Rifle Divisions:
----- - DAG of up to 4 artillery battalions each
----- - RAG on the main direction of 3 artillery battalions each
2. Artillery missions:
During the preparation, initiation and conduct of the offensive operation, the
artillery is to accomplish the following tasks:
----- - destruction and suppression of the enemy's nuclear weapons;
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy during his aggression in the army's
area. At this phase in addition to the security zone's regimental artillery,
part of the divisional artillery is also assigned;
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy during crossing the international border
and during the battle in the enemy's security zone by artillery units of
forward detachments of the first echelon divisions, and part of the artillery
of the first echelon divisions:
----- -inflicting losses on the enemy during breakthrough of the enemy's
prepared defense and particularly destruction of strong points, destruction of
artillery and mortar batteries, and command posts, and suppression of the
enemy's immediate reserves;
----- - destruction and suppression of the enemy and providing support for own
troops during the assault support fire during the combat in the forward defense
area of the first echelon brigades;
----- - providing fire support for attacking troops during the combat action in
the depth of the enemy in the form of accompanying fire;
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy during his counter-attacks and counter-
strikes;
----- - support of the army troops during assault river crossing;
----- - support and covering of open flanks and gaps between combat formations;
----- - struggle against enemy's artillery and mortars during the conduct of
the offensive operation in the depth of the enemy's defense;
----- - support of the commitment of the second echelon troops and combined
arms reserves into combat.
3. The density of the artillery for the breakthrough of the enemy's prepared
defense during the preparatory fire is 100 - 120 guns and mortars per kilometer
of front, duration of the preparatory fire is 30 - 40 minutes and the
ammunition expenditure is 0.8 - 1.0 units of fire. the density of artillery
during the commitment of the second echelon forces into combat is to be 40 - 60
guns and mortars per kilometer of front and the duration of artillery
preparatory fire is 15 - 20 minutes with an expenditure of 0.6 - 0.8 units of
fire.
4. The assault support fire is to be conducted in the form of successive
concentration of fire on one or two lines, single or double attack moving
barrage to the depth of the first echelon battalions i.e. 4 - 5 kms.
5. The accompanying fire is conducted by the method of concentration of fire
and massive fire on individual targets.
I. Organic and attached aviation troops are to conduct the following missions
during the preparation and conduct of the operation.
----- - participation in the preparatory fire and assault support and
accompanying fire during the conduct of the operation to destroy nuclear
weapons and nuclear depots, command posts, to destroy and suppress enemy's deep
reserves, air defense and radar positions, rear service installations, signal
centers, aircraft guidance points, as well as the command posts and positions
of radio electronic warfare systems during the attack.
----- - conduct of air reconnaissance and air photography in support of the
army's operation and reconnaissance for damage assessment of targets hit by
friendly nuclear strikes. Up to the initiation of the attack, the
reconnaissances to be conducted only by observation and aerial photography
using fixed wing aircraft and helicopters along the state borders without
crossing the border.
----- - support and covering of the troops and army's targets against enemy's
air strikes during the preparation and conduct of the operation;
----- - the flight (sortie) resources are to be distributed as follows:
---------- --a. to the 16th and 18th MRD's 3 fighter - bomber aviation squadron
sorties each per day;
---------- --b. to the 19th and 21st MRD's 2 fighter- bomber aviation squadron
sorties each per day
----- - conduct struggle against the enemy tanks by combat helicopters;
----- - insert airborne assault troops (desants) by transport helicopters in
the rear of the enemy in accordance with separate plans;
J. to Air defense troops;
The air defense troops are to conduct the following missions during the
preparation and conduct of the operation:
----- - covering of the main combined arms and tank troops in the FUP areas,
during the breakthrough of the enemy's prepared defense and in the depth of the
enemy area;
----- - covering of rocket and artillery troops in the departure (FUP) area,
during their firing and during the conduct of the operation;
----- - covering of command posts in the departure area and during the conduct
of the operation;
----- - covering of rear service installations in the departure area and during
the operation;
----- - covering of reserves and second echelon troops in the departure area,
during their movement and their commitment into combat;
----- - covering of desants in their departure areas, during their flight, in
their landing areas in the depth of the enemy's area, and during their combat
actions;
----- - covering of the troops during the assault river crossing;
----- - covering the troops during the repulsion of the enemy's counter
strikes.
2. The fire, reconnaissance and warning systems of the army's air defense
troops are to be coordinated with the fire and reconnaissance systems of the
front and divisions' air defense troops and fighter aviation of the
front air army and national air defense forces as part of an
integrated unified plan so that massive strikes of the enemy's air force can be
effectively repelled.
3. During the preparation and conduct of the operation, all air defense troops
of the army and lower echelons (troops) are to be brought to the state of full
combat readiness so that they will be ready to repel the enemy's air strikes.
In any situation one third of the air defense troops must be kept at combat
duty status.
4. Appropriate positions for the air defense troops are to be prepared in terms
of engineer work. In addition to the main positions, alternate positions are to
be established as well.
5. The movement of the air defense troops during the preparation and conduct of
the attack is conducted in a way so that at critical phases of the operation
all or the bulk of the air defense troops of the army and the troops have
occupied positions to repel the enemy's air strikes and they are ready for the
execution of their mission.
k. Airborne Assault troops (Desant)
During the operation two airborne assaults are conducted:
1. A tactical airborne assault by a reinforced motorized rifle battalion from
the 20th Tank Division with a mortar battery.
----- - The departure area for the Desant is ___ and it should be occupied at
0600 on the first day of the operation for a 24 hrs period of preparation for
the Desant force.
----- - The desant is airlifted by the front's transport helicopter
regiment and it is supported by two fighter aviation squadrons.
----- - The desant is landed in the enemy's rear in the area ___ at 0600 on the
second day of the operation.
----- - The mission of the Desant is to destroy the enemy's nuclear depot and
to seize and destroy the enemy's command post in ___.
----- - Prior to the landing, the enemy's reserves and other targets in the
landing area are initially hit by front's fighter-bomber aviation and
then by rocket troops using conventional warheads. Positions of the enemy's air
defense means and airfields in the flight corridor of the helicopters are
suppressed and destroyed by the air force.
----- - Planning of the airborne assault for movement and landing isto be
worked out by the helicopter regiment commander in cooperation with the army's
operations directorate and the commander of the airborne assault force.
----- - The troop control during the preparation for Desant is conducted from
the command post of the helicopter regiment in the departure area for the
Desant, and then during the operation it is conducted from the army's command
post and the Desant Battalion's command/observation post.
2. Operational airborne assault (Desant) by an airborne assault regiment
reinforced by one towed artillery battalion.
----- - The departure area for this Desant is ___ and it is to be occupied at
0800 on the fourth day of the operation for the preparation of the Desant.
----- - The Desant is air-lifted by an aviation transport division from the air
force main command and one transport helicopter regiment and it is covered
during the flight and landing by two fighter aviation regiments.
----- - The landing is in the rear of the enemy in area ___ at 0600 on the
fifth day of the operation.
----- - The mission of the Desant is to seize a bridgehead on the Rhine River,
destroy enemy logistic depots and to assist the army troops during the assault
river crossing at the Rhein.
----- - Prior to the landing, the enemy's targets in the landing area and his
close-by airfields are initially hit by fighter-bomber and bomber aviation and
then by rocket troops using conventional warheads. Enemy's air defense means
and radars located in the flight corridor of the Desant are destroyed by the
air force, rocket troops and artillery.
----- - Planning of the Desant for movement and landing is to be worked out by
the commander of the aviation transport division in cooperation with the army
staff and airborne assault regiment.
----- - The troops control during the preparation for the Desant is conducted
from the command p;ost of the aviation transport division and command post of
the airborne assault regiment, while during the combat action it is conducted
from the army's command post and the command post of the airborne assault
regiment in the combat action area.
L. Combined Arms Reserve
The 91st Separate Rank Regiment is the combined arms reserve of the army and it
is to deploy in area ___ and follow the 18th Motorized Rifle Division by bounds
at a 30 - 40 km distance and be prepared for unexpected missions during the
conduct of the operation.
M. Army's Anti-tank Reserve:
1. The army's artillery anti-tank reserve is the 51st Anti-tank Regiment from
the VGK artillery division. It is to deploy in area ___ and conduct struggle
against tanks on the army's main attack direction. The likely fire lines of the
anti-tank reserve to repel the enemy's tank counter-attack during the operation
are as follows:
----- Line NO 1: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 2: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 3: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 4: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
The army's anti-tank reserve moves during the operation on the direction of the
army's main attack following the 16th MRD.
2. The combat helicopter Regiment, in addition to support of the army troops
during the operation, is to conduct struggle atgainst enemy tanks. It is to
deploy in the area ___ and be prepared to fight the enemy tanks on the
following lines:
----- Line NO 1: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 2: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 3: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
----- Line NO 4: The line of ___ in the direction of ___.
N. Mobile Obstacle Detachment (POZ) is the first and second companies of the
army's obstacle battalion. |It is to deploy in area ___ and move and operate
with the anti-tank reserve to repel enemy tanks.
O. Engineer Reserve is the 1st Battalion of the Combat Engineer Regiment, the
1st Road and Bridge Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the Pontoon Bridge
Regiment. After accomplishment of assigned misions during the preparation of
the army's operation, the engineer reserve is to deploy in area ___ and be
prepared to conduct unexpected missions during the operation. In the course of
the conduct of the operation it is to follow the 18th Motorized Rifle Division.
P. Chemical Reserve:
The chemical reserve is composed of the army's separate chemical protection
battalion. It is to be prepared to conduct unexpected missions in the course of
the operation. The chemical reserve is to deploy in area ___ and move during
the operation in the direction ___.
Q. Time of readiness of the troops for the operation is at 2400 hrs on ___.
The norms of mobile reserves of material means during the operation are to be
kept as follows:
----- - 1. Infantry weapons - 1.15 units of fire
----- - 2. Arty and mortars - 1.3 units of fire
----- - 3. Reactive arty - 1.3 units of fire
----- - 4. Tanks ammunition - 2.6 units of fire
----- - 5. Air defense ammo - 2.5 units of fire
----- - 6. Auto gasoline - 2.6 refills
----- - 7. Diesel fuel - 3.1 refills
----- - 8. Foodstuffs - 15 daily rations
V. Control of army troops
------ The army CP is in Wickerstedt.
------ The army's rear control post is at Tumpling.
------ The army's FCP is at Walresleben.
The direction of relocation of the FCP, CP, and Rear CP during the operation,
is the direction of Waldfisch, Schenklengsfeld, Grunberg, Weilmunster, Ober
Dammerschausen.
The signal communication from army's CP to the front's commander and
staff and with the subordinate, adjacent, and interacting troops is to
beestablished by radio, radio-relay, telephone, and mobile communications means
with strict observation of the rules of secrfecy of the troop control.
My deputies are:
The chief of Staff, first deputy army commander, chief of political affairs,
and commander of the 16th MRD.
Chief of Operations Directorate:
(Signature)
Chief of Staff of the army
(Signature )
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