Soviet Overseas Bases

[Little Beavers]

Hello,

I'm looking for data on Soviet era overseas bases during the cold war for a research project that I'm conducting. The scope is from 1945 to the present day with emphasis between 1950 and 1990. Any OrBat data would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[CV32]

ORIGINAL: Little Beavers
Hello,
I'm looking for data on Soviet era overseas bases during the cold war for a research project that I'm conducting. The scope is from 1945 to the present day with emphasis between 1950 and 1990. Any OrBat data would also be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I assume you mean outside of the former USSR and its Warsaw Pact allies.

Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam, Conakry in Guinea, and the Dahlak archipelago in Eritrea all come to mind, for starters.

[Spearfish]

Major Soviet military facilities outside NSWP counties, Mongolia and Afghanistan in 1984:

1. Cuba:
- Havana Port
- San Antonio de los Banos Military Airport
- Cienfuegos Naval Base
- Lourdes Central SIGINT Complex *
- Santiago de los Vegas Military Camp *
- El Gabriel Communications Facility *

2. Guinea:
- Conakry Port

3. Angola:
- Luanda Port
- Luanda Airfield *

4. Ethiopia:
- Dahlak Island *
- Johannes IV Airfield

5. Libya:
- Tobruk Port
- Umm Aitiqah Airfield
- Al Jufra Airfield

6. Vietnam:
- Cam Ranh Bay Port *
- Cam Ranh Bay Airfield *
- Ton Son Nhut Airfield *
- Da Nang Airfield

7. Syria:
- Tartus Port *
- Tiyas Airfield *

8. South Yemen:
- Aden Port *
- Al Anad airfield *
- Aden International Airport *
- Salah ad Din Communications Facilities *
- Socotra Island Anchorage *

9. Mozambique:
- Maputo Port *
- Maputo Airfield *

10. Yugoslavia:
- Tivat Port (repair yard) *


Additionally repair facilities for Soviet non-combatants were available in Singapore, Greece, Tunisia and Sri Lanka.


* - in continuous military use

[Little Beavers]

Mucho Thanks!

[FreekS]

Dont forget the "anchorages" that Russia maintained in the Med, I used one off Libya in "Sollum" and I think there was one off Syria as well. These we in International waters and more or less permanent.

Freek