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Re~alicnment of Eastern armed forcese

The Western press made a great case out of the recent
NATO maneuvers, It has spoken much less about similar events
that had taken place behind the Tron Curtain,

Ferly in September, the Czech Army held important maneuvers
in the South Bohemian area, near the Austrian and Bavarian border
line, Reliable military sovrees report that these maneuvers have
revealdd the most sensational fact observed in a long timee Czech
heavy artillery indeed, placed a heavy barrage behind the enemy
front. This movement was earmarked as atom shell barrage. As result
of this artillery fire, the enemy wes supposed to be entirely cut off
from the rear for the duration of a few hours, During that time ¬
according to official assymotion - totel distruetion of the enemy
forces wes? reported, Observers conclude thet these special maneuvers
must have been based on the assumption that Soviet atom artillery
was actively participating in the battle, To military experts this
is the unexpected revelation that the Russian Army is farther in
actual atom preparation than was believed up to nowe

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