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Antos, Stanislaw

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Yakubovsky, Ivan Ignatyevich

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Jaruzelski, W. (Wojciech)

1923- 2014

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East Germany

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Chocha, Boleslaw

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Ceaușescu, Nicolae

1918- 1989

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Prague Spring, 1968

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February 8, 1969	Military Exercise Specific Plan for the Coordination of the Air Defense Forces of the Polish People's Republic and the Northern Group of Forces This document sets out plans to coordinate the air defense forces of the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and Czechoslovakia. Coordination primarily includes, for example, the mutual exchange of information regarding detection, tracking, and actions of enemy targets.
September 3, 1985	Military Exercise Druzhba-85 Plan to conduct a one-sided, multi-stage combined-arms army exercise codenamed "Druzhba-85" This document introduces the trilateral military exercise known as Druzhba-85. Involving troops from the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Poland, the September 1985 exercise was implemented with the goal of improving commands and staffs in joint offensive operations; identifying more effective methods of military organization; coordinating allied commands and staffs; and deepening international political ties via military coalition. The exercise is premised on a hypothetical scenario in which NATO forces exacerbate East-West tensions and launch an offensive against the Warsaw Pact countries. The document provides additional detail on the operational procedure of the exercise.
January 20, 1980	Military Exercise Appendix No. 17: NATO Order of Battle in the Western Theater of Military Operations This document details the composition of NATO military forces by country and by class.
1980	Military Exercise Appendix No. 8: Combat Ready Men and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact Countries' Air Defense in the Maritime Sector This document details the composition of Warsaw Pact air forces.
January 20, 1980	Military Exercise Order of Battle of the 2nd Fleet (Polish Navy) This document details the types and current statuses of ships under command of the Warsaw Pact.
January 16, 1980	Military Exercise Composition of the Assault Landing Formations This document details the composition of Warsaw Pact armed forces.
March 24, 1975	Military Exercise Soyuz-75 Instructions In this hypothetical scenario, enemy forces have attacked Maritime Front troops with nuclear and chemical weapons. This document directs the troop leadership to modify their route to avoid contaminated areas, decontaminate all contaminated units, and repair and/or replenish their chemical equipment.
March 24, 1975	Military Exercise Soyuz-75 Combat Instruction No. 17 for Radioelectronic Warfare of the Maritime Front Part of the Soyuz-75 military exercise, this document updates the Warsaw Pact Maritime Front on the status of enemy communications capabilities. Due to their use of a nuclear weapon and conventional warfare, the Warsaw Pact forces have successfully disrupted enemy communication. The Maritime Front is now ordered to "suppress enemy radio relay communications" during impending military confrontations.
March 24, 1975	Military Exercise Soyuz-75 Combat Instruction No. 04 of the Maritime Front Part of the Soyuz-75 military exercise, this document provides the Warsaw Pact Maritime Front with information on enemy losses and opportunities to mount an offensive strike. In this hypothetical scenario, the Maritime Front is charged with destroying enemy airfields, advancing westward, and occupying the North Sea coast, where their troops and allied navies will establish a defense of their position.
March 19, 1975	Military Exercise Soyuz-75 Instruction of the Chief of Staff of the Maritime Front Part of the Soyuz-75 military exercise, this document instructs the Warsaw Pact Maritime Front leadership to educate their troops on local topography and to distribute maps of the region.