Soviet Army (postwar)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 1946
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1991
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:disbanded 1991
gptkbp:emblem red star
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:Prague_Spring_(1968)
Cold War military operations
World War II (late stages)
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Army (postwar)
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:motto For the Motherland, for Stalin!
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Dmitry_Yazov
gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Vasily_Chuikov
gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Rodion_Malinovsky
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:August_Coup_(1991)
Chernobyl disaster response
invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)
Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989)
withdrawal from Eastern Europe (1989–1991)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Central_Group_of_Forces
gptkb:Group_of_Soviet_Forces_in_Germany
gptkb:Northern_Group_of_Forces
gptkb:Western_Group_of_Forces
gptkb:Far_Eastern_Military_District
gptkb:Transcaucasian_Military_District
Southern Group of Forces
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:size millions (varied over time)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:type land forces
gptkbp:uniform olive drab
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:MiG-21
gptkb:AK-47
gptkb:T-54/55_tank
BM-21 Grad
BMP-1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MG42_machine_gun
gptkb:MG_34_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7