Fulda Gap

In the course of the Cold War, the term "Fulda Gap" was used regularly. In this region between Vogelsberg, Rhon and Spessart Mountains the direct vicinity of the Rhein-Main region, the GDR/Warsaw Pact territory extended deep into West Germany forming the so called "Thuringian Balcony." The region ar [...]
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In the course of the Cold War, the term "Fulda Gap" was used regularly. In this region between Vogelsberg, Rhon and Spessart Mountains the direct vicinity of the Rhein-Main region, the GDR/Warsaw Pact territory extended deep into West Germany forming the so called "Thuringian Balcony." The region around Fulda would have become one of the main attack routes of Warsaw Pact troops in case of a military conflict between the blocs. What would have happened there militarily? What role did the region play in the strategical and tactical planning of NATO and Warsaw Pact? What were the operative plans of the 8th Soviet Guards Army and the 11th ACR? Which significance hat OP Alpha? These and other issues are the topics of this anthology which links the history of the Cold War on a local dimension with a European and global perspective.