This possible World War III scenario was released by Polish Defense Minister Radosław Sikorski following the Law and Justice Party's victories in the 2005 Polish elections along with thousands of Warsaw Pact documents, in order to "draw a line under the country's Communist past", and "educate the Polish public about the old regime." Sikorski stated that documents associated with the former regime would be declassified and published through the Institute of National Remembrance in the coming year. It depicted the Soviet Bloc's vision of a seven-day nuclear war between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces. Seven Days to the River Rhine ( Russian: «Семь дней до реки Рейн», Sem' dney do reki Reyn) was a top-secret military simulation exercise developed in 1979 by the Warsaw Pact. The Rhine is one of the most important rivers in Europe. If carried out, heavy losses in West Germany Such a strike was estimated to cause 2 million immediate Polish deaths near the Vistula Would be carried out in response to a NATO first strike on Poland. ![]() ![]() Occupation of Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands east of River Rhine to the Warsaw Pact (if attempted)Ĭommunist Parties in prospective Soviet Satellites:Ĭommunist Parties in prospective Soviet Satellites ![]() If attempted, intended to be a Warsaw Pact victory
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