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'''FIGURE 1. Military geographic regions and terrain (U/OU)'''

B. Military geographic regions (C)

Czechoslovakia is divided into five military geographic regions on the basis of environmental conditions that would affect military operations—the Northwestern Highlands, Western Hills and Plains, Central and Southern Plains, Southeastern Plain, and Eastern Highlands. These regions are shown on Figure 1, and Figure 2 identifies the most important characteristics of each region.

1. Northwestern Highlands

Generally unfavorable for conventional ground operations, the region is a sparsely populated, nearly continuous chain of low, partly forested hills and mountains (Figure 3), extending along the northwest and central border with East Germany and Poland. Mountain summits are generally counted and valleys are narrow; small basins are scattered throughout.

Vehicular movement on existing roads would be slowed in places by sharp curves, steep grades, and

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