Germany Is Developing A Secret Plan In Case Of War With Russia

It envisages the deployment of 800,000 NATO troops to the front line.

Germany is developing and implementing a secret plan in case of war with Russia, which envisions moving up to 800,000 NATO troops to the front line.

This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

The publication reports that about 2.5 years ago, 12 high-ranking German officers gathered at a military complex in Berlin to work on a secret plan in case of war with Russia. Now they are rushing to implement it.

The plan in question is Operation Plan Germany, a secret 1,200-page document.

The plan details how some 800,000 German, American and other NATO troops would be transported east to the front lines. It also outlines the ports, rivers, railroads and roads they will use to advance, as well as how they will be provisioned and protected along the way.

It is noted that the plan is the clearest manifestation to date of what its authors call a "whole-of-society" approach to war.

WSJ emphasizes that German officials have said they expect Russia to be ready and willing to attack NATO in 2029. But a series of spying incidents, sabotage attacks and incursions into European airspace, many of which Western intelligence attributes to Moscow, indicate that it may be preparing for an earlier attack.

As the publication writes, analysts also believe that "a possible cease-fire in Ukraine, which the United States is pushing for this week, could free up time and resources for Russia to prepare for action against NATO members in Europe."

"The goal is to prevent war by making it clear to our enemies that if they attack us, they will not succeed," said a senior military officer and one of the first authors of the plan, known in military circles as OPLAN DEU.

The OPLAN, "housed in the military's isolated 'red network,' is now reportedly in its second revision."

According to the publication, the team of Lt. Gen. André Bodemann, a veteran of Kosovo and Afghanistan, finalized the first version of the plan before last March, based on feedback from a growing range of ministries, government agencies and local authorities.

In particular, the focus is on infrastructure. In the long term, Berlin intends to spend €166 billion by 2029 on infrastructure, including more than €100 billion on long-abandoned railroads, and to prioritize dual-use infrastructure.

WSJ notes that in a war with Russia, Germany will no longer be a frontline state, but a bridgehead. In addition to degraded infrastructure, it will have to contend with reduced military forces and new threats such as drones.

Peacetime legislative shortcomings have also made it more difficult for Germany to defend against sabotage, one of the biggest threats facing OPLAN.

The Bundeswehr, however, is optimistic about its progress.

"Given that we started with a clean slate at the beginning of 2023, we are very happy with where we are today. It's a very complex product," said an officer and co-author of OPLAN.

As recent stress tests have shown, there is still work to be done to make the plan and reality align. The biggest uncertainty facing the plan's authors is how much time they have.

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