Central Group of Forces

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The Central Group of Forces was a major Soviet military formation stationed in Central Europe during the Cold War, overseeing large ground troop deployments in occupied territories.

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Central Group of Forces canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military formation ⓘ
abbreviation CGF ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
era Cold War era ⓘ
post–World War II period ⓘ
function control of Soviet forces in Central Europe ⓘ
oversight of large ground troop deployments ⓘ
garrison Austria ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ
hasPart Soviet combined arms armies ⓘ
air defense units ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
motor rifle divisions ⓘ
support units ⓘ
tank divisions ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
partOf Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Soviet armed forces

Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ
primaryOpponent North Atlantic Treaty Organization ⓘ
linked to: NATO
role deterrence force against NATO ⓘ
occupation force ⓘ
strategic reserve ⓘ
stationedIn Central Europe ⓘ
occupied territories ⓘ
subordinateTo Soviet General Staff ⓘ
linked to: Soviet High Command

Soviet High Command ⓘ
theater Central Europe ⓘ
type ground forces command ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Ground Forces → garrison → Central Group of Forces ⓘ