! _ THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958 In a c c o r da nc e w ith th e p r o gr e s s o f th e s e at ta c k a , no t o nl y th e p r ov i s i o n o f a s t r o n g c ov e r f o r th e no r th e a s t fl a nk o f th e o ffe n s iv e op e r - a t io n m u s t b e ta k e n int o c o n s i de r a t i o n but , a l s o th e c on s t r uct i on m ust b e s ta rt e d f o r th e p o s it i o n s a t th e D o n R iv e r In . bu il din g th e s e p o s it i o ns , de c i s iv e e m ph a s i s i s t o b e pl a c e d up o n e x t r e m e l y e f fe c tiv e a nt it a nk de - fe ns e s F . r o m th e v e r y out s e t , th e s e po s it i on s a r e t o b e e s t abl i s he d in a nt i c ip at io n o f th e ir po s s ibl e us e dur in g th e w int e r f , o r wh i ch th e y m u s t be p r ep a r e d b y a l l av a il a bl e m e a n s . F o r o c c up y i n g th e D o n R i v e r f r o nt , w h i ch w il l be m o r e a n d m or e e xt e n d e d d ur i n g th i s o p e r at i o n , un it s o f th e a l l i e d p ow e r s w il l b e e m p l o y e d in th e fi r s t p o s it io n . H o w e v e r , G e r m a n t r o op s w il l b e c om - m itt e d t o c on s t it ut e a s t r o n g s upp o r t b e tw e e n O r e l a n d th e D on R iv e r a s w e l l a s in th e na r r o w a r e a a t St a l in gr a d , a n d a num b e r o f in di v i dua l G e r m an div i s i on s w il l b e k ept a v a il a bl e a s a n op e r at i o na l r e s e rv e b eh in d th e D o n R iv e r f r o nt . T h e a l l i e d f o r c e s w i l l b e e m p l o y e d a s fa r a s p o s s ib l e i n o u r s e c t o r s i n s u c h a m a n n e r th a t th e H u n g a r i a n s w i l l b e c o m m it t e d i n th e n o r t h e r nm o s t s e c t o r th , e It a l i a n s i n th e m i d dl e , a n d th e R um a n i a n s i n th e e x t r e m e s o uth e a s t . D 1 T h . e r a id r o r e s s of th e m o v e m e nt s t o th e s o ut h a c r o s s th P P g e D o n R iv e r t o a c c o m pl i s h th e obj e c t iv e s o f th e op e r a t i o n m u s t be a s s ur e d in v i ew o f th e s e a s ona l c o nd it io n s . III . L u ftw a f f e In a ddit io n t o c l o s e a i r s upp o r t fo r th e A r m y it , w il l b e th e m i s s i o n of th e L u tw a ff e t o p r ot e ct by i , nt e ns if y i n g th e a i r de f e n s e s th , e c o nc e nt r at io n of f or c e s in th e a r e a o f A r m y G r o up S o uth T h i . s app l i e s e s p e c ia ll y t o th e r a il c r o s s i n g s ov e r th e D n ep r R iv e r . Wh e ne v e r e n e m y c o nc e nt r at i o n m o v e m ent s a r e r e c o gni z e d , th e e ne m y m a i n c o m m un i c at io n r o ut e s , a s w e ll a s r a i lw a y l ine s l , e a di n g int o th e ba ttl e a r e a w il l b e e ff e c t iv e l y int e r di ct e d fa r in th e r e a r of th e e ne m y t e r r it o r y F . o r th i s p urp o s e d , e s t r u ct iv e atta ck s w il l be pr im a r i l y dir e c t e d a ga i ns t th e r a i lw a y b r idg e s a c r o s s th e D o n R iv e r . In th e in it ia l ph a s e o f th e op e r a t i on , th e e n e m y a ir fo r c e a nd it s gr o un d o r ga ni z at i o n in th e a tt a ck a r e a w il l be r a id e d w ith c o nc e nt r at e d fo r c e s a nd de s t r o y e d . 40 1 THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958
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