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Speech by Marshal Rodion Malinovskii Describing the Need for Warsaw Pact Offensive Operations

May 1961
Description: This document is an extract of a speech delivered by Soviet Minister of Defense Rodion Malinkovskii. He emphasizes that given the security threat caused by NATO, the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact (WP) must enhance their combat-readiness. Malinkovskii delivers instructions on several points of military strategy, including: i) the mobilization of the WP armed forces, ii) the deployment of tanks and nuclear weapons, and iii) the alliance's air, land, and naval defense capabilities.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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Document Type: Extract Speech
Sender: Rodion Manlinovskii, Soviet Minister of Defense
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 24
Cold War Period: 1960s
Persons: Malinovskii
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (Freiburg i. Br.)
Call Number: DVW-1/5203
Document Companion: Document No. 16

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