A classified German plan outlining the logistical movement of up to 800,000 NATO troops across Europe in the event of a Russian attack has been revealed.

The Wall Street Journal reported the details of a 1,200-page document, known as Operation Plan Germany (OPLAN DEU), completed by a team of senior military officers in Berlin.

Newsweek has contacted the German and Russian Ministries of Defense via email for comment.

Why It Matters

The blueprint signals a departure from peacetime mindset and a renewed "all-of-society" approach to defense, as the document’s authors described it, incorporating civilian sectors, private companies and government agencies.

This crossover between civilian and military realms resembles a return to a Cold War approach to conflict.

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