CGF

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CGF is the abbreviation commonly used for the Central Group of Forces, a major Soviet military formation stationed in Central Europe during the Cold War.

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CGF canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military formation
abbreviation CGF
conflict Cold War
controlledBy General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR
country Soviet Union
disbanded 1955
1991
era Cold War
established 1945
followedBy withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia
garrison Austria
Czechoslovakia
hasAlias CGF
TsGV
hasPart Soviet combined arms armies
linked to: Soviet field armies

air defense units
air force units
motor rifle divisions
tank divisions
headquartersLocation Milovice
Vienna
language Russian
legalBasis Allied occupation agreements in Austria
Treaty on the Conditions of the Temporary Presence of Soviet Troops on the Territory of Czechoslovakia (1968)
locatedIn Central Europe
militaryBranch Army
namedInLanguage Russian
notableEvent participation in the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
operatedIn Austria
Czechoslovakia
opposedTo NATO forces in Central Europe
partOf Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

Soviet Ground Forces
Warsaw Pact military structure
precededBy Soviet forces in Central Europe during World War II
primaryMission forward deployment against NATO in Central Europe
reestablished 1968
region Central Europe
role occupation force in Austria after World War II
occupation force in Czechoslovakia after 1968
status disbanded
subordinateTo Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Soviet High Command
type theater-level command
usedBy Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
withdrawalCompleted 1955 in Austria
early 1990s in Czechoslovakia

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Central Group of Forces abbreviation CGF
subject linked to: CGF
Central Group of Forces hasAlias CGF
subject linked to: CGF