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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instanceOf Soviet military formation
abbreviation CGF NERFINISHED
conflict Cold War
controlledBy General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR NERFINISHED
country Soviet Union
disbanded 1955
1991
era Cold War
established 1945
followedBy withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia
garrison Austria NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
hasAlias CGF NERFINISHED
TsGV NERFINISHED
hasPart Soviet combined arms armies NERFINISHED
air defense units
air force units
motor rifle divisions
tank divisions
headquartersLocation Milovice NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Europe
militaryBranch Army
namedInLanguage Russian
notableEvent participation in the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
operatedIn Austria NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
opposedTo NATO forces in Central Europe
partOf Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Soviet Ground Forces NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Soviet High Command NERFINISHED
type theater-level command
usedBy Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED
withdrawalCompleted 1955 in Austria
early 1990s in Czechoslovakia

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