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