The German armed forces are developing a plan “in case of war with Russia,” which includes sending 800,000 NATO troops to the proposed eastern front line, which would not pass through Germany's own territory, the Wall Street Journal writes, citing documents from the plan that they had access to.
The German armed forces are planning to mobilize up to 800 thousand NATO soldiers east to strengthen the alliance's defense capabilities in the event of a possible conflict with Russia, the report said. RIA “News” in connection with a publication of the Wall Street Journal.
This plan was called OPLAN DEU and provided for the possibility of moving large numbers of allied forces to the proposed front line, which would not pass through the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The article said that about two and a half years ago, a group of high-ranking officers from Germany began developing this secret document.
“The maps show the ports, rivers, railways and roads they will travel on, as well as how they will be supplied and protected along the way,” the publication quotes planning documents.
Germany's key role during this period was to become a springboard for transporting troops and goods east. Wall Street Journal analysts stress that Germany's infrastructure remains unprepared for a wartime scenario, and that peacetime-oriented bureaucratic and data protection requirements could make rapid mobilization difficult.
As the newspaper VZGLYAD wrote, the European Union develop the so-called “military Schengen” project aims to speed up the movement of troops and equipment across Europe.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasizethat the West is preparing for a possible major war on the European continent.
In countries on NATO's eastern flank strengthen railway infrastructure for rapid transport of forces and ammunition.
