1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1962
A memo concerning the food rations and tent supplies to be sent with troops departing for Cuba.
Malinovsky confirms that vehicles suitable for tropical environments will be supplied by July 10, 1962.
These documents request that armored reconnaissance vehicles fit for a tropical climate be brought to Cuba.
A request from the Soviet Chief of Ground Forces as to how to proceed with recommendations regarding the effects that Cuba's tropical climate had on the use and storage of Soviet weapons and equipment.
A message explaining that recommendations to counter the effects that Cuba's tropical climate had on the use and storage of Soviet weapons and equipment are to be used by troops.
A memo describing the different operations that foreign naval vessels made against Soviet ships in 1962. The memo includes information about American, British, and South Korean vessels.
A report describing the systemic overflights that US aircrafts made over Soviet ships during September 1962.
This letter from M.V. Zakharov and S.P. Ivanov reports the departure of the Soviet ship Indigirka, the vessel used to deliver nuclear warheads to Cuba.
A schedule for calls with the chiefs of the General Staff, including staff of the Armed Forces, Central Directorates of the Ministry of Defense, and directorates of the General Staff.
A report describing the influence that Cuba's tropical climate had on Soviet equipment and weapons. Corrosion, fuse failure, excessive oil consumption, and overheating are some of the effects mentioned.