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The Buria Exercise: Speech by East German Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann

28 Sep 1963
Description: This document contains a transcript of a speech by East German Minister of Defense Heinz Hoffmann. His remarks concern a military exercise designed to test the combat-readiness of the Warsaw Pact (WP) armed forces. Hoffmann analyzes the military simulations and operations of the land, air, and naval forces during the exercise. He emphasizes the importance of better cooperation between the WP armies and concludes that the WP countries must further prepare their armed forces for nuclear war.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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Document Type: Speech
Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Defense
Sender: Heinz Hoffmann, East German Minister of Defense
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 33
Cold War Period: 1960s
Persons: Grechko, Malinovskii, Ulbricht
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: VA-01, 6103
Document Companion: Document No. 20, a)

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