SACEURS FIRST SIGNAL

/011000ZFEB86

/FROM: SACEUR

/TO: ALL DIVCOM

/INFO: FULL

/SIC: AAB

/SUBJECT: HOSTILITIES COMMENCED/

A/ SITREP/ WARPAC FORCES HAVE COMMENCED FULL HOSTILITIES AGAINST NORTHAG/ CENTAG/ NATO AIR FORCES/ NATO NAVAL ASSETS AT SEA GLOBALLY//

B/ MISSION STATEMENT/THE NEUTRALISATION OF ALL WARPAC LAND/AIR/NAVAL FORCES//

C/INTEL/C1/NORTHAG PENETRATION CONSIDERABLE/ 3SA NOW IN POSSESSION OF LUBECK MLA OBJ HMBG. BAOR AND BUND UNITS ADVANCING 1200Z IOT CONTACT EN ACROSS ENTIRE NORTHAG AOR. SITUATION FLUID HQS NEUTRALISED ACROSS REGION C2 NOW COMPROMISED//EN EXPECTED TO BYPASS AREAS OF RESISTANCE TO ADVANCE ON OBJ//

C2/CENTAG ASSAULTED BY 8GA MLA INDICATES OBJ FKFT/ 11ACR REARGUARD HOLDING FLDA GAP. US AND BUND CORPS TO REINFORCE AOR BY 1200Z. EN TO BYPASS AREAS OF RESISTANCE CONTINUING RAPIDLY ON OBJ//

C3/A2/ WARPAC AF OBJ/ ERADICATION OF NATO CAS ASSETS/ CONTINUING STRIKES ON NATO AIRBASES/ NEUTRALISATION OF NATO AIR ASSETS/ TO AID GROUND ASSAULT//

C4/N2/ WARPAC NF OBJ/ NEUTRALISATION OF NATO SSBN SSN FLEETS/ INTERDICTING ROLLOVER CNVY OPS/ DENIAL SLOC TO NATO/ EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BLACKJACK AND BACKFIRE ASM RAIDS IN NATLANT//

C5/A3/ PRIORITY AIR SUPERIORITY/ SECONDARY CAS/. SORTIE RATE AT 50% NBC PRECAUTIONS HAMPERING SORITE GENERATION RATES/ AH64 BELOW 50% OC / A10 BELOW 50% / AWACS 80% OC PROVIDING 100% SORTIE GENERATION WITH EXTENDED FLYING HOURS/ ALL OTHER A/C 90% OC//
D/ NIL//

E/LAND OPS/ ALL UNITS TO PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATION THERMOPYLAE. EN CHEMICAL WEAPONS WIDELY EMPLOYED PRIMARILY AGAINST NATO AIRBASES/ HQ/ REAR ECHELON FORMATIONS AND SECONDARY TARGETS IN THE CENTAG AOR STRICT NBC PROTOCOL AT ALL TIMES TO MAINTAIN OC. BATTLEFIELD RECOVERY OF ARMOR IS TO BE SECOND PRIORITY IF UNACHIEVABLE DESTRUCTION IS TO BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT HESITATION. DENYING ENEMY ACCESS TO STOCKS OF POL/ VEHICLES / SUPPLY IS TO BE TIERTIARY PRIORITY. INITIATIVE IS TO BE TAKEN AT EVERY OPPORTUNNITY. UNITS WILL BECOME DISORIENTATED AND SCATTERED BY EN ACTION ALL UNITS MUST BE TAKEN UNDER LOCAL COMMAND. COMMANDERS MUST USE ASSETS AT THEIR DISPOSAL EVEN OUTSIDE OF NORMAL DOCTRINAL OR SOPS TO PRESERVE DISCIPLINE/ MANPOWER /MATERIAL//

E1/NAVAL OPS/ ALL UNITS TO PROCEED IAW SACLANT STANDING ORDERS//

E2/AIR OPS/ ALL UNITS TO PROCEED IAW NATOAC STANDING ORDERS//

F/SACEUR DIV ORDERS//

F1/ALL COMMANDS TO FOLLOW OP ORDERS EXCEPTIONS F3 THROUGH F8 APPLY//

F3/CAN DIV CHOP OPCON NORTHAG IMMEDIATELY AS AOR RESERVE//

F4/BEL AND NDLS DIVS TO FORM OPERATIONAL RESERVE TO BE HELD IAW STANDING OPORDER 176 AT IMMEDIATE NOTICE TO MOVE//

F5/AIRBRIDGE AND OPERATION ROLLOVER ENACTED US FORCES ACTIVATED EXPECTED REINFORCEMENTS IN CORPS STRENGTH TO ENTER AOR NLT070001zFEB86//

F6/DAN DIV TO PREPARE TO HOLD POSITIONS N OF HMBG AWAIT REINFORCEMENT BY 2 USMC DIV OC +1D//

F7/ ALL RESERVE UNITS TO BE ACTIVATED IAW NATO OPORDER 47//

F8/ FRCH FORCES TO BE EXTENDED FULL OPSEC INTEGRATION WITH ALL STAFFS AT ALL LEVELS//

G/BDA/ INITIAL BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT UNAVAILABLE ASSREP TO FOLLOW//

G1/ LAND/ UNCONFIRMED//

G2/NAVAL/ UNCONFIRMED//

G3/AIR/ UNCONFIRMED//

H/EN BDA/ BDA//

H1/ LAND// UNCONFIRMED//

H2/NAVAL BDA CONFIRMED/READ IN 4 COLUMNS/NUMBER/CLASS/TYPE/STATUS/2/OSCAR/SSBN/SUNK/ 2/ALPHA/SSN/SUNK/ 3/KILO/SSK/SUNK/ 2/UDALOY/DDG/SUNK//

H3/AIR BDA CONFIRMED/READ IN 4 COLUMNS/NUMBER/CLASS/TYPE/STATUS 16/FROGER/FBA/DESTROYED/14/FOXBAT/FI/DESTROYED/10/FULCRUM/FI/DESTROYED/25/HIND/ACH/DESTROYED/14/FLANKER/FBA/DESTROYED//

J/ NIL//

K/ NIL//

L/ LOGISITICS IAW OPODERS/LOGREP AS REQUIRED//

M/ COMMUNICATIONS TO PROCEED IAW COMMPLAN A6//

N/ JAMMING PROTOCOLS B23 – C17 INEFFECT//

O/ PRESERVATION OF CIVLIAN LIFE TO BE PRIORITY WHERE POSSIBLE/ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL POPULOUS ACCEPTABLE IF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES NOT COMPROMISED/ COMBAT FUNCTIONS ARE PRIORITY//

O1/ AUTOBAHN SYSTEM NOW IN NATO CONTROL/ POL NOW REFUSED TO CIVIL POPULATION /REFUGEES ARE TO BE KEPT OFF ROADS/ LACK OF FUEL WILL FORCE REFUGEES TO MOVE BY FOOT//

P/ PRESERVATION OF CIVILIAN PROPERTY SUBSERVIENT TO DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS/ COMPENSATION TO BE CLAIMED IAW NATO PROCEDURES POST HOSTILITIES//

Q/ WAR MATERIAL POL/MEDICAL/VICTUALS IS NOT TO BEGIVEN TO CIVIL POPULATION//

R/ ROE/ FULL ROE IS IN FORCE/ RELAXATION R1//

R1/ RESTRAINT OF ROE IF CIVILIANS USED AS HUMAN SHIELDS FOR WARPAC FORCES IS TO BE DISREGARDED/ EXPLOITATION OF CIVIL POPULATION NOT TO BE ALLOWED TO INTEREFERE WITH OPERATIONS/ INCIDENTS TO BE DOCUMENTED FOR WARCRIMES AGAINST WARPAC FORCES POST HOSTILITIES//

S/ NIL//

T/ NIL//

U/ GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION/ NO COMMS WITH WARPAC NATIONS ALL DIPLOMATIC LINKS SEVERED/ ALL NATO AMBASSADORS ARRESTED/ US EMBASSY MOSCOW RANSACKED ALL US STAFF MISSING//

U1/ UN SECURITY COUNCIL NOW DECLARED INVIOLABLE BY US/UK/FR//

U2/ UN APPEALING FOR CALM AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE/ NATO LEADERS UNIANIMOUSLY PASSED VOTE ON ARTICLE 5 NATO TREATY AT 011030ZFEB86//

U3/ NATO LEADERS UNIANIMOUSLY PASSED VOTE OFFERING FRANCE IMMEDIATE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATO ALLIANCE/ FRCH PRESIDENT HAS ENACTED EMERGENCY POWERS AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTE TO BE HELD EXPECTED TO PASS WITH FRCH FORCES COMING UNDER NATO COMMAND AT 020001ZFEB86//

U4/ AUSTRIAN FORCES NOW DEFACTO EMERGENCY NATO MEMBERS BY REQUEST NOW FALL UNDER CENTAG AOR//

U4/ WARPAC DECLARED WESTERN AGGRESSION DISGUISED AS FIELD EXERCISE REFORGER AND PREPARATION FOR NATO INVASION OF WARPAC ENTITLES THEM TO PRE-EMPTIVE SELF DEFENCE//

V/SECURITY/ WIDESPREAD SECURITY BREACHES AT ALL LEVELS WITHIN NATO REQUIRE DRACONIAN ACTION/ NATO SECURITY AGENCIES NOW ACTING TO DETAIN ANY PERSONEL WITH LINKS TO WARPAC OR WITH EXTREME POLITICAL VIEWS/ HABUS CORPUS IS HEREBY SUSPENDED IN NATO ADMINISTRATED AREAS//

V1/ ALL PERSONNEL IN ALL AREAS ARE TO BE ARMED AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF LOCATION//

V2/FRG NOW IN DEFACTO STATE OF EMERGENCY AND MARTIAL LAW DECLARED/ POWER NETWORK HAS BEEN PARTIALLY DISABLED/ SEVERE DAMAGE TO CNI AND GVRT FACILITIES/ KEY GVRT PERSONNEL ASSASSINATED//

V3/ANY PERSON INTEREFERRING WITH THE CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS IN THE DEFENCE OF FRG IS TO BE CONSIDERED A HOSTILE ACT USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORISED//

V4/ FIFTH COLUMN/ INFILTRATION/ INSURECTION ACTIONS REQUIRE THAT BATTLEFIELD PROVOST SUMMARY EXECUTION PROCEDURES ARE NOW IN FORCE IAW NATO OPORDER 145//

V5/ ALL GUARDS ARE TO BE RUTHLESS IN EXECUTION OF DUTY AND ARE NOT TO RECOGNISE ANY RANK UNTIL FORMALLY IDENTIFIED/ ANY PERSON REFUSING TO COOPERATE IS TO BE CONSIDERED HOSTILE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORISED//

W/ DELEGATED RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS IS NOT AUTHORISED//

X/ DELEGATED RELEASE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IS AUTHORISED IAW NATO OPORDER 23//

Y/ DELEGATED RELEASE OF TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS NOT AUTHORISED//

Y1/ DELEGATED RELEASE OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITHHELD AT NATIONAL AUTHORITY LEVEL//

Z/ SACEUR ACTUAL/ TODAY THE WESTERN WORLD AND WESTERN WAY OF LIFE HAS BEEN ASSAULTED BY A LONG KNOWN THREAT WHICH SEEKS NOTHING BUT THE ERADICATION OF FREE DEMOCRATIC AND PEACEFUL PEOPLES ALL OVER THE GLOBE. IT FALLS UPON THE SHOULDERS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE NATO ALLIANCE, THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY ALLIANCE IN HISTORY TO ACT AS BOTH THE SWORD AND SHIELD OF OUR PEOPLE. DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND TERRIBLE EVENTS WILL EMBROIL THE CIVIL POPULATION WHICH YOU MUST IGNORE AS THE SOVIETS WILL ATTEMPT TO USE THE CIVIL POPULOUS AGAINST US. THEIR EVIL ACTS WILL BE PAID FOR WHEN WE WIN THIS CONFLICT. BE UNDER NO ILLUSION THERE WILL BE NO QUARTER NO MERCY AND NO RESPITE UNTIL THE WARPAC FORCES ARE UTTERLY DESTROYED. THINK OF YOUR FAMILIES YOUR HOMES YOUR COMMUNITIES THEN PREPARE TO GIVE YOUR ALL TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE EVIL IN THE EAST. COMMIT YOURSELVES COMPLETELY TO BRING ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF SOVIET SOCIALISM. I SAY TO EVERY RANK UNDER MY COMMAND THIS IS THE EVENT YOU HAVE TRAINED LONG AND HARD FOR. YOU HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE MY EVERY CONFIDENCE AND MY UNWAVERING SUPPORT IN THIS VITAL ENDEAVOUR//GENERAL BERNARD W ROGERS//

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