1st Mountain Division (Bundeswehr 2nd Army Corps):
The Division is a very well trained elite formation . . . In case of a clash with our forces, one may expect the toughest possible resistance not only of larger units but also of smaller groups and individual soldiers . . . . The moral and political disposition of the Division is extremely negative toward us.
24th Mechanized Division (U.S. Army 7th Corps):
The Division is a rather well trained formation . . . . Within the 7th Corps, it has ranked first in a competition for the highest rate of service commitments.
A thorough anticommunist indoctrination must be expected as a result of the influence of the former commander, Gen. Walker. . . . The moral and political disposition of the division is to be considered as extremely negative [toward us].
1st Airborne Division (Bundeswehr 2nd Army Corps):
The Division consists almost 100 per cent of volunteers . . . As far as their political disposition is concerned, these soldiers are ready to use any means in fighting communism. In case of a clash with our forces, one can expect the most ferocious combat imaginable, even resort to treacherous methods.
["Informacní zpráva o vojscích neprítele," 2 July 1964, MNO 1964, kr. 101, 17/1/1,3, Military Historical Archives, Prague]