List of Soviet Union military bases abroad
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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 (Poland)
- 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; 1955–1956)
- Special Mechanized Army (Romania; 1947–1957)
- 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; 1979–1989)
- 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 (1962–1991)
- Group of Soviet Military Specialists in Vietnam (1961–1991)
Naval bases
| 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 | |
| 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.[5] |
| 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 bases
| Location | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo, Aswan, Mersa Matruh Airfields | Egypt |
|
| Asmara airfield |  Ethiopia |
|
| Hargeisa |  Somalia |
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| Aden, Al-Anad Air Base | South Yemen |
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| Tuchengzi Air Base and Dalian Zhoushuizi in Dalian, Jiangwan, Dachang, Longhua air bases in Shanghai | China |
1945–1956, 1949–1953 |
| Havana |  Cuba |
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| Conakry |  Guinea |
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| Luanda |  Angola |
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| Cam Ranh Base | Vietnam |
1979–2002 |