European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday August 25, Uthit i . Sources cite Token satellite help 1s _ s12 Russ divisions carried czech invasion by feed s. Hoffman Washington a Russia sent 12 divisions into Czechoslovakia while four satellite countries contributed Only Token slow the Flag units to the invading Force . Government sources Warsaw pact armies that Over ran Czechoslovakia tuesday night to tales some 200,000 men according to intelligence 180,000 of the invaders were russian and some 20,000 War pro Bat czech commanders were Well there was one report of More the. 8�vle tanks in the Prague area unit Lvii ch1�1 3wbmv w if a w a m m v Are in my m. A in we video by East Germany Poland Hun aware of the crushing soviet military Gary and East germans less than one division apiece. The hungarian and bulgarian contingents amounted to a few company size out fits from each country. Power available nearby. So they did and poles sent not fight. Moscow Drew seven divisions of its troops from East Germany More than one third of the if divisions which have kept that satellite firmly in the Czechoslovakia s army of 14 divisions soviet 175,000 men could have put up resistance against the Force that breached czech Borders from Many directions. An estimate of soviet armore strength employed throughout Czechoslovakia was not yet available but the contribution of the four satellite countries to the invading army �5 senti i Only a fraction of what those four countries had available. Poland s army of 185,000 men num. ? ,d,lvl8l018 East Many Wuh six divisions has 85,000 men in la army. Hungary has an army of 95 Ommen in six divisions. M . Kremlin miscalculated move by k. C. Thaler Vienna up the Krem Lin s ruling troika miscalculated heavily the chances of Success fits czech venture. While the military operation of invading the country went off like clockwork the political Sid of the Man Euver misfired. Knowledgeable sources i Prague and qualified diplomatic observers Here consider that the russians have run into an extremely difficult situation behaving failed so far to establish a Legal framework for an alter native government subservient to Moscow. The russians either were overconfident or simply failed to make adequate provisions for the event of resistance these observers said. The Kremlin evidently was determined to remove chief re former Alexander Dubcek fro the czech ruling councils even while they negotiated with Himin Bratislava earlier this month. Their pressure failed to pro Duce a coup in Prague to re store the hard liners to Kremlin waited for nearly two weeks in the Hope that Polit ical pressure would eventually pay off. It achieved the opposite effect. When the russians launched their invasion of Czechoslovakia the Kremlin troika apparently confidently expected that the Dubcek regime would Quickl Compromise on soviet terms. Again it was Kremlin overestimated the strength of hard liners in the Rul ing councils of Czechoslovakia and underestimated Dubcek stamina. Against its expectations mos cow has found no Quisling of sufficient stature to Clinch a said the Kremlin leaders evidently had been proceeding on the Assumption that a quickly established new pro soviet government would formally invite the soviet army and thus legalize the invasion an the presence of soviet troops in this they again miscalculated heavily. Leaders in Romania Yugoslavia and Western communist Par ties openly rejected As unfounded the claim that the soviet army had been asked by czech authorities to come to their Aid against alleged counter revolutionary elements. The russians thus Fin themselves without any Legal basis for their invasion and their entire venture adment to Deal with. No govern in the circumstances they maybe forced to Compromise and lose face. The alternative would be the setting up of an out and out Quisling regime upheld by soviet bayonets. Stars and stripes columns comments wave of Defiance a Young Man standing on a russian tank ringed by Prague residents defiantly Waves a czech nag in the faces of invading soldiers. The youth s countrymen watch he Lake Over in stunned silence. A photo he looked depressed red Soldier should t have come Oslo Norway a a russian Soldier one of thou Sands occupying Czechoslovakia stood beside a line of tanks in Prague and declared we should t have looking depressed and help less in a uniform that was too big for him he talked with Peregil Hegyes a russian speaking norwegian journalist. In saturday s edition of the newspaper Aften Posten Pilegge reported the Conversa Tion what do you think of the situation Here what do you mean i am just an Ordinary have you seen the slogan son the Wall what do you think of them we can see what they say of did you expect it to be like this no we thought we came tomake it better for the working you aware that you Are being regarded As occupiers?""yes." Are you aware that the occupation is being compared to the occupation in 1939?""yes." do you find that reason Able not from our Point of View but of course. Do you know that Dubcek and outstanding members of the czech government have Bee arrested do you know that Dubcek was a popular Leader do you discuss the situation with your comrades How do they feel they feel like i do. To should t have come. But i am just a Soldier to seemed immensely sad. Tur Ophan edition col. James w. Campbell Usa. It. Col. F. 8. Michael jr., a of. Mert Proctor. Elmer 0. Frank. Henry 6. Epstein. 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