Southern Group of Forces

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The Southern Group of Forces was a major Soviet military formation stationed in Eastern Europe during the Cold War, overseeing ground troops and operations in the region.

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Southern Group of Forces canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet Army command
Soviet military formation
allianceContext Warsaw Pact
conflict Cold War
controlledBy Soviet High Command
country Soviet Union
dissolved 1991
era Cold War era
post-World War II
established 1945
formedFrom Soviet forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
garrison Austria
Hungary
Romania
headquartersLocation Budapest
Hungary
includedBranch air defence units
artillery units
motor rifle units
support units
tank units
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryBranch Soviet Ground Forces
notableEvent withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary at the end of the Cold War
operationalTheater Central Europe
Eastern Europe
opposedTo NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
participatedIn Hungarian Revolution of 1956
suppression of the Hungarian Uprising
partOf Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces

Soviet Ground Forces
predecessor Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
surface form: 2nd Ukrainian Front

Soviet–Hungarian War
surface form: Soviet occupation forces in Hungary
primaryMission deter NATO forces in Southern and Central Europe
maintain Soviet military presence in Eastern Europe
support pro-Soviet governments in the region
role ground forces command
occupation force
operational-strategic command
stationedIn Austria
Hungary
Romania
status disbanded
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
surface form: General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR

Ministry of Defense of the USSR
surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
typeOfUnit army group
theater command

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Soviet Ground Forces garrison Southern Group of Forces