may 14, 1955 - Warsaw Pact 1955
Description:
"Treaty of Friendship, cooperation and Mutual Assistance "- in response to the formation of NATO and Western Germany joining it : it thus served as a counterbalance and aimed to protect the interests of the socialist bloc.
- main goal: to provide mutual defense and military cooperation among its members
- unified military structure: all members had to have armies that could fight under Soviet leadership if necessary
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Members: Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and East Germany (+ Albania also but ended up withdrawing)
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Date:
may 14, 1955
Now
~ 71 years ago