West Berlin Allied forces

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Cold War military formation multinational military force

The West Berlin Allied forces were the military contingents of the United States, United Kingdom, and France stationed in West Berlin during the Cold War to guarantee the city's security and Western presence.

Aliases (1)

Western Allied authorities in Berlin ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War military formation → multinational military force →
conflict	Cold War →
controlledBy	British Army of the Rhine → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → surface form: "French Forces in Germany" United States European Command →
country	French Republic → United Kingdom → United States of America →
demilitarizationConstraint	could not be integrated into West German Bundeswehr →
endTime	1994 →
garrisonDuty	protection of access routes to West Berlin →
hasPart	Berlin Infantry Brigade → surface form: "British Berlin garrison" Allied Kommandatura, Berlin → surface form: "French Forces in Berlin" U.S. Army Berlin Brigade → surface form: "United States Army Berlin"
headquartersLocation	American sector of Berlin → British sector of Berlin → French sector of Berlin →
legalBasis	Allied occupation rights in Berlin → Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) → surface form: "Four-Power status of Berlin"
locatedInTime	Cold War →
location	West Berlin →
occupationZone	American sector of Berlin → British sector of Berlin → French sector of Berlin →
opposedBy	Nationale Volksarmee → surface form: "East German National People’s Army" Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → surface form: "Soviet Armed Forces in Germany"
partOf	Allies of World War II → surface form: "Western Allies"
purpose	deter Soviet and East German pressure on West Berlin → guarantee security of West Berlin → maintain Western presence in Berlin →
relatedTo	Allied Kommandatura (in early years) → surface form: "Allied Kommandatura" NATO → Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) → surface form: "Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin"
significantEvent	Berlin Airlift → Berlin Blockade → construction of the Berlin Wall → fall of the Berlin Wall →
startTime	1945 →
stationedIn	American sector of Berlin → British sector of Berlin → French sector of Berlin →
status	non-German troops in Berlin →
symbolOf	Western commitment to Berlin → frontline of the Cold War in Europe →
withdrawalAgreement	Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany →
withdrawalCompleted	1994 →

Referenced by (2)

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

Senate of Berlin (West) → subordinateTo → West Berlin Allied forces →

this entity surface form: "Western Allied authorities in Berlin"

Gatow Airfield → usedBy → West Berlin Allied forces →