Soviet Armed Forces in Germany

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Soviet_Armed_Forces_in_Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1994
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1945
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Group_of_Soviet_Forces_in_Germany gptkb:Soviet_Forces_in_Germany
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Soviet_Ministry_of_Defense
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:disbanded	1994
gptkbp:firstCommander	gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkbp:flightNumber	over 1,000
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:hadNuclearWeapons	yes
gptkbp:hasUnit	gptkb:16th_Air_Army gptkb:1st_Guards_Tank_Army gptkb:2nd_Guards_Tank_Army gptkb:8th_Guards_Army gptkb:20th_Guards_Army 3rd Combined Arms Army several artillery and support units
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Wünsdorf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Soviet Armed Forces in Germany
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Berlin_Crisis_of_1961 gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_military_exercises gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
gptkbp:lastCommander	Matvei Burlakov
gptkbp:numberOfArtilleryPieces	over 3,500
gptkbp:numberOfHelicopters	over 300
gptkbp:numberOfMilitaryBases	over 1,000
gptkbp:numberOfTubes	over 6,000
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:East_Germany gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:opposedBy	NATO forces in West Germany
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Germany gptkb:German_reunification gptkb:Red_Army gptkb:Four_Power_Agreement_on_Berlin gptkb:Treaty_on_the_Final_Settlement_with_Respect_to_Germany
gptkbp:role	defense deterrence occupation force
gptkbp:size	up to 500,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit	gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:successor	Russian Western Group of Forces
gptkbp:withdrewFromGermany	1994
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wünsdorf
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7