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List of Soviet Union military bases abroad

October 21, 2023

The Soviet Union maintained a system of foreign military bases against the United States during the Cold War.[1]

Soviet naval bases and anchor rights abroad in 1984

Army bases Edit

At different times, various Soviet Army contingents were deployed in different regions of the world:

Naval bases Edit

 
Soviet marines at their Ethiopian base at Nokra.
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
Bizerte and Sfax Tunisia
Tivat SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia Limited Pre-Announced Shipyard Access Only[5]
Split SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
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.[6]
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 Edit

Location Country Notes
Cairo, Aswan, Mersa Matruh Airfields Egypt
Asmara airfield Ethiopia
Hargeisa Somalia
Aden, Al Anad Air Base South Yemen
Tuchengzi Air Base and Dalian Zhoushuizi in Dalian, Jiangwan, Dachang, Longhua air bases in Shanghai China 1945—1956, 1949—1953
Havana Cuba
Conakry Guinea
Luanda Angola
Cam Ranh Base Vietnam 1979—2002

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Независимая газета. В. Соловьев. В. Иванов. Военно-базовая удавка
  2. ^ "32. South Yemen (1967-1990)". uca.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ "Soviets bolster an Arab ally. Military buildup in South Yemen worries US officials". Christian Science Monitor. 1988-03-11. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2003). Geopolitics of the World System. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8476-9907-0.
  5. ^ Bases Abroad: The Global Foreign Military Presence - By Robert E. Harkavy, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
  6. ^ Gordon H. McCormick (1987). "The Soviet Presence in the Mediterranean" (PDF).

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