Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany

E86544

Soviet military formation occupation force

The Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany was the post–World War II Soviet military formation responsible for administering and controlling the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany, later forming the core of Soviet forces stationed in East Germany during the Cold War.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany	8
Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany canonical	3
Soviet Armed Forces in Germany	3
Soviet occupation zone in Germany	3
French Forces in Germany	1
Soviet Armed Forces in East Germany	1
Soviet Military Administration in Germany	1
Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD)	1
Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany	1
Soviet forces that captured Berlin in 1945	1
Soviet occupation authorities in East Germany	1
Soviet occupation authorities in Germany	1
Soviet occupation forces in Germany	1
Группа советских оккупационных войск в Германии	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military formation ⓘ occupation force ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	East Germany ⓘ East Germany ⓘ surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
dissolved	1954 ⓘ
endTime	1954 ⓘ
followedBy	Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
hasObjective	ensure security of Soviet interests in Germany ⓘ maintain Soviet control over occupation zone ⓘ
hasPart	Soviet 16th Air Army ⓘ Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army ⓘ Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army ⓘ Soviet 3rd Shock Army ⓘ Soviet 4th Guards Mechanized Army ⓘ 8th Guards Army ⓘ surface form: Soviet 8th Guards Army
hasRole	border protection ⓘ internal security ⓘ military occupation ⓘ support of Soviet Military Administration in Germany ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Wünsdorf ⓘ Zossen ⓘ
inception	June 1945 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Russian ⓘ
location	East Germany ⓘ Germany ⓘ East Germany ⓘ surface form: Soviet occupation zone of Germany
militaryBranch	Red Army ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ
officialName	Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Группа советских оккупационных войск в Германии
operatedInWar	Cold War ⓘ post–World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ
partOf	Soviet armed forces ⓘ surface form: Soviet Armed Forces Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Soviet occupation authorities in Germany
precededBy	Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Soviet forces that captured Berlin in 1945
replaces	Soviet troops in Germany ⓘ
shortName	GSOFG ⓘ
significantEvent	formation of core of Soviet forces in East Germany ⓘ participation in administration of Soviet occupation zone ⓘ
startTime	1945 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Soviet High Command ⓘ Soviet Military Administration in Germany ⓘ
territoryControlled	East Germany ⓘ surface form: Soviet occupation zone of Germany border areas of inner German border ⓘ
usedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

1st Belorussian Front → successor → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

Allied Control Council Law No. 10 → geographicScope → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany

East Germany → foundedAfter → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany

Karlshorst → hosted → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD)

Allied Control Council → appliesToJurisdiction → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany

Allied Control Council → replacedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Military Administration in Germany

Soviet Ground Forces → garrison → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

SED → supportedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation authorities in East Germany

West Berlin Allied forces → opposedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces in Germany

West Berlin Allied forces → controlledBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Forces in Germany

Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → followedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → partOf → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation authorities in Germany

Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → officialName → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Группа советских оккупационных войск в Германии

Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany → precededBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet forces that captured Berlin in 1945

Wünsdorf → usedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces in Germany

U.S. Army Berlin Brigade → opposedBy → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces in East Germany

Berlin Infantry Brigade → primaryOpponent → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army → subordinateTo → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Guards Tank Army

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

Soviet 3rd Shock Army → branch → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

Soviet 3rd Shock Army → subordinateTo → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army → category → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation forces in Germany

Soviet 16th Air Army → higherCommandDuringColdWar → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

GSOFG → fullName → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

GSOFG → abbreviationFor → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

GSOFG → successor → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

GSOFG → alsoKnownAs → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany

Soviet Military Administration in Germany → militaryBranch → Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces in Germany