List of Soviet Union military bases abroad

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Soviet naval bases and anchor rights abroad in 1984

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

Army bases

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

Naval bases

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  Yugoslavia Limited pre-announced shipyard access only.[5]
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

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

References

  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).