Soviet naval bases and anchor rights abroad in 1984
The Soviet Union maintained a system of foreign military bases against the United States during the Cold War.[1]
Army bases
At different times, various Soviet Army contingents were deployed in different regions of the world:
- In Eastern Europe:
- Northern Group of Forces (Polish People's Republic)
- Central Group of Forces (Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia)
- Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Southern Group of Forces (Romania and Hungary)
- Special Corps (Hungary; 1955—1957)
- Separate Mechanized Army (Romania; 1947—1958)
- North-West Group of Forces in the Baltic republics of the USSR (15 November 1991 until the collapse of the USSR)
- Limited Contingent of Soviet Troops in Afghanistan (The 40th Army under the command of the Turkestan Military District) from 1979 to 1989;
- Soviet Forces in Mongolia (under the command of the Transbaikal Military District)
- 39th Army in China (1945)
- Group of Soviet Military Specialists in China (1948—1961)
- Group of Soviet Military Specialists in Cuba
- Group of Soviet Military Specialists in Vietnam (1961—1991)
Naval bases
Soviet marines at their Ethiopian base at Nokra.
| Location | Country | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanko Naval Base |  Finland |
1940—1941 | Signals intelligence facility |
| Alexandria and Marsa Matruh |  Egypt |
1967—1972 | |
| Latakia and Tartus |  Syria |
1971—present | |
| Nokra, Dahlak Archipelago |  Ethiopia |
1977—1991 | |
| Socotra and Aden |  South Yemen |
1971—late 1980s | [2][3][4] |
| Tripoli and Tobruk |  Libya |
1977—2011 | |
| Bizerte and Sfax |  Tunisia |
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Limited Pre-Announced Shipyard Access Only[5] | |
| Port Arthur, Bohai Bay |  China |
1945—1956 | It was the largest Soviet base abroad in the 1940s to 1950s. |
| Cam Ranh Base |  Vietnam |
1979—2002 | |
| Pasha Liman Base, Vlore |  Albania |
1955—1962 | It was the only Soviet base in the Mediterranean in the 1950s.[6] |
| Porkkala Naval Base | Finland |
1944—1956 | Signals intelligence facility |
| Rostock |  East Germany |
1949—1990 | Signals intelligence facility |
| Swinoujscie |  Poland |
1949—1991 | Signals intelligence facility |
| Hodeidah | South Yemen |
Air force
| Location | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo, Aswan, Mersa Matruh Airfields | Egypt |
|
| Asmara airfield | Ethiopia |
|
| Hargeisa |  Somalia |
|
| Aden, Al Anad Air Base | South Yemen |
|
| Tuchengzi Air Base and Dalian Zhoushuizi in Dalian, Jiangwan, Dachang, Longhua air bases in Shanghai | China |
1945—1956, 1949—1953 |
| Havana |  Cuba |
|
| Conakry |  Guinea |
|
| Luanda |  Angola |
|
| Cam Ranh Base | Vietnam |
1979—2002 |
See also
References
- ↑ Независимая газета. В. Соловьев. В. Иванов. Военно-базовая удавка
- ↑ "32. South Yemen (1967-1990)". uca.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ↑ "Soviets bolster an Arab ally. Military buildup in South Yemen worries US officials". Christian Science Monitor. 1988-03-11. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ↑ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2003). Geopolitics of the World System. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8476-9907-0.
- ↑ Bases Abroad: The Global Foreign Military Presence - By Robert E. Harkavy, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- ↑ Gordon H. McCormick (1987). "The Soviet Presence in the Mediterranean" (PDF).
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