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"Lebe wohl, Deutschland!"
On August 31, 1994, the last members of the "Group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany" (GSSD) or "Western Group of the Soviet Armed Forces" (WGT) were officially bid farewell by Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian President Boris Yeltsin with a ceremony in Berlin...:
The Soviet troops in the GDR represented the largest contingent of troops that an occupying power abroad had ever maintained for such a long period of time!
Here is the complete structuring in 1991 ...:
The Soviet troops occupied 777 barracks in 276 locations on the territory of the GDR. This included 47 airfields and 116 training areas. The WGT counted in January 1991 according to its own information
Most of the sites were in what is now the state of Brandenburg. The high command of the GSSD / WGT was in Wünsdorf.
Ground Forces:
Subordinate directly to the high command:• 35th Airborne Guard Brigade (Cottbus)
• 33rd Spetsnaz Brigade (Neu Temmen)
• 82nd Osnaz Brigade (Merseburg) Electronic reconnaissance
• 34th Artillery Division (Potsdam)
o 286th Heavy Guards Howitzer Brigade (Potsdam)
o 288th Heavy Howitzer Brigade (Chemnitz)
o 303rd Guards Artillery Brigade (Altengrabow)
o 307th Breakthrough Artillery Brigade (Chemnitz)
• 164th Missile Brigade (Drachhausen)
• 175th Missile Brigade (Oschatz)
1st Armored Guard Army (Dresden)
• 9th Panzer Division (Riesa)
o 1st Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeithain)
o 23rd Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 70th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeithain)
o 302nd Mot. Rifle Regiment (Riesa)
o 96th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Borna)
• 11th Guards Panzer Division (Dresden) o 7th Guards Panzer Regiment (Meißen)
o 40th Guards Panzer Regiment (Königsbrück)
o 44th Guards Panzer Regiment (Königsbrück)
o 249th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Dresden)
o 841th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Chemnitz)
• 20th Guard Mot. Rifle Division (Grimma) o 29th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Plauen)
o 67th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Grimma)
o 242nd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wurzen) o 95th Panzer Regiment (Glauchau)
o 944th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Leisnig)
• 47th Panzer Regiment (Plauen) - withdrawn in 1990
• 101st Panzer Regiment (Dresden) - withdrawn in 1990
• 1044th Airborne Battalion (Königsbrück)
• 432nd Missile Brigade (Wurzen)
• 181st Guards Missile Brigade (Hochstadt)
• 308th Artillery Brigade (Zeithain)
• 6th helicopter squadron (Dresden-Hellerau)
• 225th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Allstedt)
• 485th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Brandis and Merseburg)
2nd Guard Armored Army (Fürstenberg / Havel)
• 16th Guards Panzer Division (Neustrelitz)
o 47th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neustrelitz)
o 65th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neustrelitz)
o 67th Guards Panzer Regiment (Rathenow)
o 60th mot. Rifle Regiment (Ravensbrück)
o 724th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Neustrelitz)
• 21st Mot. Rifle Division (Perleberg)
o 239th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Perleberg)
o 240th mot. Rifle Regiment (Ludwigslust)
o 283rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hagenow)
o 36th Panzer Regiment (Parchim)
o 1054th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Rathenow)
• 94th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Schwerin)
o 204th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schwerin)
o 286th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schwerin)
o 288th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wismar)
74th Guards Panzer Regiment (Schwerin)
o 199th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Wismar)
• 207th Mot. Rifle Division (Stendal)
o 33rd Mot. Rifle Regiment (Stendal)
o 41st Mot. Rifle Regiment (Gardelegen)
o 400th mot. Rifle Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
o 16th Guards Panzer Regiment (Stendal)
o 693rd Panzer Artillery Regiment (Stendal)
• 138th Panzer Regiment (Wustrow) - withdrawn in 1990
• 221st Panzer Regiment (Ludwigslust) - withdrawn in 1990
• 112th Guards Missile Brigade (Gentzrode)
• 458th Missile Brigade (Neustrelitz)
• 290th Artillery Brigade (Schweinrich)
• 9th helicopter squadron (Neuruppin)
• 172nd Combat Helicopter Regiment (Damm b. Parchim)
• 439th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Damm near Parchim and Lärz)
3rd Shock Army (Magdeburg)
• 7th Guards Panzer Division (Roßlau)
o 55th Guards Panzer Regiment (Lutherstadt Wittenberg)
o 56th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zerbst)
o 79th Guards Panzer Regiment (Roßlau)
o 40th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Bernburg)
o 670th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Cochstedt)
• 10th Guards Panzer Division (Altengrabow)
61st Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 62nd Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 63rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 248th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schönebeck)
o 744th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Altengrabow)
• 12th Guards Panzer Division (Neuruppin)
o 48th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 332nd Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 353rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 200th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Burg near Magdeburg)
o 117th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
• 47th Guards Panzer Division (Hillersleben)
o 26th Panzer Regiment (Hillersleben)
o 153rd Panzer Regiment (Hillersleben)
o 197th Guards Panzer Regiment (Halberstadt)
o 245th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg)
o 99th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg)
• 115th Panzer Regiment (Quedlinburg) - withdrawn in 1990
• 145th Panzer Regiment (Gardelegen) - withdrawn in 1990
• 36th Missile Brigade (Altengrabow)
• 448th Missile Brigade (Born)
• 385th Artillery Brigade (Born)
• 296th helicopter squadron (Mahlwinkel)
• 178th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Stendal)
• 440th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Stendal)
8. Guard Army (Nohra)
• 27th Guard Mot. Rifle Division (Halle / Saale)
o 68th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hall)
o 243rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hall)
o 244th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schlotheim)
o 28th Panzer Regiment (Halle)
o 54th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Halle)
• 39th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Ohrdruf)
o 117th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Meiningen)
o 120th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Ohrdruf)
172nd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Gotha)
o 15th Guards Panzer Regiment (Ohrdruf)
o 87th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Gotha)
• 57th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Naumburg)
o 170th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Naumburg)
174th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Weißenfels)
o 241st Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Leipzig)
o 57th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeitz)
o 128th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Zeitz)
• 79th Guards Panzer Division (Jena)
o 17th Guards Panzer Regiment (Saalfeld)
o 45th Guards Panzer Regiment (Weimar)
o 211th Panzer Regiment (Jena)
o 247th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Weimar)
172nd Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Rudolstadt)
• 119th Panzer Regiment (Bad Langensalza) - withdrawn in 1990
• 900th Airborne Battalion (Haßleben)
• 11th Missile Brigade (Weißenfels)
• 449th Missile Brigade (Arnstadt)
• 390th Guards Artillery Brigade (Ohrdruf)
• 298th helicopter squadron (Haßleben)
• 336th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Nohra)
• 486th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Old Camp)
20th Guard Army (Eberswalde)
• 25th Panzer Division (Vogelsang) - disbanded in 1989
162nd Panzer Regiment (Vogelsang)
o 175th Panzer Regiment (Prenzlau)
o 284th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Vogelsang)
o 803rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Prenzlau)
o 843th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Schönewalde)
• 32nd Guards Panzer Division (Jüterbog) - disbanded in 1989
o 287th Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 288th Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 343rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 48th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Dallgow)
o 469th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Jüterbog)
• 35th Mot. Rifle Division (Krampnitz near Potsdam)
o 64th mot. Rifle Regiment (Potsdam)
o 69th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wünsdorf)
o 83rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz)
o 219th Panzer Regiment (Olympic Village)
o 283rd Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Elstal)
• 90th Guards Panzer Division (Bernau near Berlin)
o 6th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bad Freienwalde) - withdrawn in 1990
o 68th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bernau)
o 215th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bernau) - withdrawn in 1990
81st Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Eberswalde-Finow)
o 400th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Bernau)
• 6th Guard Mot. Rifle Brigade (Berlin-Karlshorst)
• 58th Panzer Regiment (Bernau) - withdrawn in 1990
• 899th Airborne Battalion (Eberswalde-Finow) - withdrawn in 1990
• 27th Missile Brigade (Jüterbog)
• 464th Missile Brigade (Fürstenwalde)
• 387th Guards Artillery Brigade (Old Camp)
• 41st helicopter squadron (Eberswalde-Finow)
• 337th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
• 487th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Templin)
Air Force
16th Air Army (Wünsdorf)
• 6th Guard Fighter Division (Merseburg)
31st Guard Fighter Regiment (Falkenberg / Elster)
o 85th Guard Fighter Regiment (Merseburg)
o 968th Fighter Regiment (Altenburg)
• 16th Guard Fighter Division (Pütnitz)
o 33rd fighter regiment (Wittstock)
o 773rd Fighter Regiment (Damgarten)
787th Fighter Regiment (Finow)
• 126th Fighter Division (Zerbst)
o 35th Fighter Regiment (Zerbst)
o 73rd Guards Fighter Regiment (Köthen)
o 833th fighter regiment (Jüterbog)
• 125th Fighter Bombing Division (Rechlin)
o 19th Guards Fighter Bombing Regiment (Lärz)
o 20th Guard Fighter Bombing Regiment (Groß Dölln)
o 730th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Neuruppin)
• 105th Fighter Bombing Division (Grossenhain)
o 296th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Grossenhain)
o 559th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Finsterwalde)
o 911th Fighter Bombing Regiment (fire)
• 357th Attack Regiment (Brandis)
• 368th Attack Regiment (Tutow)
As well as other directly subordinate associations.
As many of the names and designations (e.g. "Guard") already say: Without exception, elite formations!
The equipment on weapons and equipment in 1991 included:
• 4,200 tanks
• 8,200 armored vehicles
• 3600 guns
• 106,000 other motor vehicles
• 690 aircraft
• 680 helicopters
• 180 missile systems
• 95,500 vehicles
• 677,000 tons of ammunition
Also in 1991, the Western Group comprised 337,800 soldiers in 24 divisions, divided between the above-mentioned five land armies and one air army.
There were also 208,400 family members of officers and civilian employees, including around 90,000 children.
The last commander of the Western Group was - from December 13, 1990 to August 31, 1994 - Major General Matvej Prokopyevich Burlakov ...:
Here Boris Jeltsin pays him his reference on August 31, 1994 ...:
The Russians say goodbye friendly ...
However, they leave behind "scorched earth" - their barracks and accommodations are uninhabitable because even the windows with frames, sanitary facilities and in some cases even the wall and floor tiles have been removed beforehand.
Huge environmental pollution is left behind in the floors of practice areas and other locations.
However, these are not exclusively attributable to the Red Army, as the locations in many cases were former Wehrmacht properties that were used immediately after 1945 ...
Before - and this should not be forgotten either - members of the Western Group, from general to ordinary soldiers, had used almost every opportunity since the fall of the Wall to somehow get hold of the coveted D-Mark.
Uniforms, medals, vehicles, weapons and entire weapon systems - almost everything was available ...
The Commander-in-Chief Burlakow had pushed hard!
Boris Jeltsin promoted Burlakov to deputy defense minister after his return to Russia, but dismissed him in February 1995 for corruption and involvement in the murder of a journalist who had just researched this corruption.
Burlakov was never held criminally responsible and is still officially considered "innocent" to this day. He died on February 8, 2011 in Moscow.
On August 31, 1994, the last members of the "Group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany" (GSSD) or "Western Group of the Soviet Armed Forces" (WGT) were officially bid farewell by Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian President Boris Yeltsin with a ceremony in Berlin...:
The Soviet troops in the GDR represented the largest contingent of troops that an occupying power abroad had ever maintained for such a long period of time!
Here is the complete structuring in 1991 ...:
The Soviet troops occupied 777 barracks in 276 locations on the territory of the GDR. This included 47 airfields and 116 training areas. The WGT counted in January 1991 according to its own information
Most of the sites were in what is now the state of Brandenburg. The high command of the GSSD / WGT was in Wünsdorf.
Ground Forces:
Subordinate directly to the high command:• 35th Airborne Guard Brigade (Cottbus)
• 33rd Spetsnaz Brigade (Neu Temmen)
• 82nd Osnaz Brigade (Merseburg) Electronic reconnaissance
• 34th Artillery Division (Potsdam)
o 286th Heavy Guards Howitzer Brigade (Potsdam)
o 288th Heavy Howitzer Brigade (Chemnitz)
o 303rd Guards Artillery Brigade (Altengrabow)
o 307th Breakthrough Artillery Brigade (Chemnitz)
• 164th Missile Brigade (Drachhausen)
• 175th Missile Brigade (Oschatz)
1st Armored Guard Army (Dresden)
• 9th Panzer Division (Riesa)
o 1st Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeithain)
o 23rd Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 70th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeithain)
o 302nd Mot. Rifle Regiment (Riesa)
o 96th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Borna)
• 11th Guards Panzer Division (Dresden) o 7th Guards Panzer Regiment (Meißen)
o 40th Guards Panzer Regiment (Königsbrück)
o 44th Guards Panzer Regiment (Königsbrück)
o 249th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Dresden)
o 841th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Chemnitz)
• 20th Guard Mot. Rifle Division (Grimma) o 29th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Plauen)
o 67th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Grimma)
o 242nd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wurzen) o 95th Panzer Regiment (Glauchau)
o 944th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Leisnig)
• 47th Panzer Regiment (Plauen) - withdrawn in 1990
• 101st Panzer Regiment (Dresden) - withdrawn in 1990
• 1044th Airborne Battalion (Königsbrück)
• 432nd Missile Brigade (Wurzen)
• 181st Guards Missile Brigade (Hochstadt)
• 308th Artillery Brigade (Zeithain)
• 6th helicopter squadron (Dresden-Hellerau)
• 225th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Allstedt)
• 485th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Brandis and Merseburg)
2nd Guard Armored Army (Fürstenberg / Havel)
• 16th Guards Panzer Division (Neustrelitz)
o 47th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neustrelitz)
o 65th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neustrelitz)
o 67th Guards Panzer Regiment (Rathenow)
o 60th mot. Rifle Regiment (Ravensbrück)
o 724th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Neustrelitz)
• 21st Mot. Rifle Division (Perleberg)
o 239th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Perleberg)
o 240th mot. Rifle Regiment (Ludwigslust)
o 283rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hagenow)
o 36th Panzer Regiment (Parchim)
o 1054th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Rathenow)
• 94th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Schwerin)
o 204th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schwerin)
o 286th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schwerin)
o 288th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wismar)
74th Guards Panzer Regiment (Schwerin)
o 199th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Wismar)
• 207th Mot. Rifle Division (Stendal)
o 33rd Mot. Rifle Regiment (Stendal)
o 41st Mot. Rifle Regiment (Gardelegen)
o 400th mot. Rifle Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
o 16th Guards Panzer Regiment (Stendal)
o 693rd Panzer Artillery Regiment (Stendal)
• 138th Panzer Regiment (Wustrow) - withdrawn in 1990
• 221st Panzer Regiment (Ludwigslust) - withdrawn in 1990
• 112th Guards Missile Brigade (Gentzrode)
• 458th Missile Brigade (Neustrelitz)
• 290th Artillery Brigade (Schweinrich)
• 9th helicopter squadron (Neuruppin)
• 172nd Combat Helicopter Regiment (Damm b. Parchim)
• 439th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Damm near Parchim and Lärz)
3rd Shock Army (Magdeburg)
• 7th Guards Panzer Division (Roßlau)
o 55th Guards Panzer Regiment (Lutherstadt Wittenberg)
o 56th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zerbst)
o 79th Guards Panzer Regiment (Roßlau)
o 40th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Bernburg)
o 670th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Cochstedt)
• 10th Guards Panzer Division (Altengrabow)
61st Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 62nd Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 63rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Altengrabow)
o 248th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schönebeck)
o 744th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Altengrabow)
• 12th Guards Panzer Division (Neuruppin)
o 48th Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 332nd Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 353rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Neuruppin)
o 200th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Burg near Magdeburg)
o 117th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
• 47th Guards Panzer Division (Hillersleben)
o 26th Panzer Regiment (Hillersleben)
o 153rd Panzer Regiment (Hillersleben)
o 197th Guards Panzer Regiment (Halberstadt)
o 245th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Magdeburg)
o 99th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Magdeburg)
• 115th Panzer Regiment (Quedlinburg) - withdrawn in 1990
• 145th Panzer Regiment (Gardelegen) - withdrawn in 1990
• 36th Missile Brigade (Altengrabow)
• 448th Missile Brigade (Born)
• 385th Artillery Brigade (Born)
• 296th helicopter squadron (Mahlwinkel)
• 178th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Stendal)
• 440th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Stendal)
8. Guard Army (Nohra)
• 27th Guard Mot. Rifle Division (Halle / Saale)
o 68th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hall)
o 243rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Hall)
o 244th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Schlotheim)
o 28th Panzer Regiment (Halle)
o 54th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Halle)
• 39th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Ohrdruf)
o 117th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Meiningen)
o 120th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Ohrdruf)
172nd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Gotha)
o 15th Guards Panzer Regiment (Ohrdruf)
o 87th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Gotha)
• 57th Guards Mot. Rifle Division (Naumburg)
o 170th Guards Mot. Rifle Regiment (Naumburg)
174th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Weißenfels)
o 241st Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Leipzig)
o 57th Guards Panzer Regiment (Zeitz)
o 128th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Zeitz)
• 79th Guards Panzer Division (Jena)
o 17th Guards Panzer Regiment (Saalfeld)
o 45th Guards Panzer Regiment (Weimar)
o 211th Panzer Regiment (Jena)
o 247th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Weimar)
172nd Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Rudolstadt)
• 119th Panzer Regiment (Bad Langensalza) - withdrawn in 1990
• 900th Airborne Battalion (Haßleben)
• 11th Missile Brigade (Weißenfels)
• 449th Missile Brigade (Arnstadt)
• 390th Guards Artillery Brigade (Ohrdruf)
• 298th helicopter squadron (Haßleben)
• 336th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Nohra)
• 486th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Old Camp)
20th Guard Army (Eberswalde)
• 25th Panzer Division (Vogelsang) - disbanded in 1989
162nd Panzer Regiment (Vogelsang)
o 175th Panzer Regiment (Prenzlau)
o 284th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Vogelsang)
o 803rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Prenzlau)
o 843th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Schönewalde)
• 32nd Guards Panzer Division (Jüterbog) - disbanded in 1989
o 287th Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 288th Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 343rd Guards Panzer Regiment (Jüterbog)
o 48th Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Dallgow)
o 469th Guards Panzer Artillery Regiment (Jüterbog)
• 35th Mot. Rifle Division (Krampnitz near Potsdam)
o 64th mot. Rifle Regiment (Potsdam)
o 69th Mot. Rifle Regiment (Wünsdorf)
o 83rd Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Krampnitz)
o 219th Panzer Regiment (Olympic Village)
o 283rd Guards Tank Artillery Regiment (Elstal)
• 90th Guards Panzer Division (Bernau near Berlin)
o 6th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bad Freienwalde) - withdrawn in 1990
o 68th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bernau)
o 215th Guards Panzer Regiment (Bernau) - withdrawn in 1990
81st Guard Mot. Rifle Regiment (Eberswalde-Finow)
o 400th Panzer Artillery Regiment (Bernau)
• 6th Guard Mot. Rifle Brigade (Berlin-Karlshorst)
• 58th Panzer Regiment (Bernau) - withdrawn in 1990
• 899th Airborne Battalion (Eberswalde-Finow) - withdrawn in 1990
• 27th Missile Brigade (Jüterbog)
• 464th Missile Brigade (Fürstenwalde)
• 387th Guards Artillery Brigade (Old Camp)
• 41st helicopter squadron (Eberswalde-Finow)
• 337th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Mahlwinkel)
• 487th Combat Helicopter Regiment (Templin)
Air Force
16th Air Army (Wünsdorf)
• 6th Guard Fighter Division (Merseburg)
31st Guard Fighter Regiment (Falkenberg / Elster)
o 85th Guard Fighter Regiment (Merseburg)
o 968th Fighter Regiment (Altenburg)
• 16th Guard Fighter Division (Pütnitz)
o 33rd fighter regiment (Wittstock)
o 773rd Fighter Regiment (Damgarten)
787th Fighter Regiment (Finow)
• 126th Fighter Division (Zerbst)
o 35th Fighter Regiment (Zerbst)
o 73rd Guards Fighter Regiment (Köthen)
o 833th fighter regiment (Jüterbog)
• 125th Fighter Bombing Division (Rechlin)
o 19th Guards Fighter Bombing Regiment (Lärz)
o 20th Guard Fighter Bombing Regiment (Groß Dölln)
o 730th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Neuruppin)
• 105th Fighter Bombing Division (Grossenhain)
o 296th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Grossenhain)
o 559th Fighter Bombing Regiment (Finsterwalde)
o 911th Fighter Bombing Regiment (fire)
• 357th Attack Regiment (Brandis)
• 368th Attack Regiment (Tutow)
As well as other directly subordinate associations.
As many of the names and designations (e.g. "Guard") already say: Without exception, elite formations!
The equipment on weapons and equipment in 1991 included:
• 4,200 tanks
• 8,200 armored vehicles
• 3600 guns
• 106,000 other motor vehicles
• 690 aircraft
• 680 helicopters
• 180 missile systems
• 95,500 vehicles
• 677,000 tons of ammunition
Also in 1991, the Western Group comprised 337,800 soldiers in 24 divisions, divided between the above-mentioned five land armies and one air army.
There were also 208,400 family members of officers and civilian employees, including around 90,000 children.
The last commander of the Western Group was - from December 13, 1990 to August 31, 1994 - Major General Matvej Prokopyevich Burlakov ...:
Here Boris Jeltsin pays him his reference on August 31, 1994 ...:
The Russians say goodbye friendly ...
However, they leave behind "scorched earth" - their barracks and accommodations are uninhabitable because even the windows with frames, sanitary facilities and in some cases even the wall and floor tiles have been removed beforehand.
Huge environmental pollution is left behind in the floors of practice areas and other locations.
However, these are not exclusively attributable to the Red Army, as the locations in many cases were former Wehrmacht properties that were used immediately after 1945 ...
Before - and this should not be forgotten either - members of the Western Group, from general to ordinary soldiers, had used almost every opportunity since the fall of the Wall to somehow get hold of the coveted D-Mark.
Uniforms, medals, vehicles, weapons and entire weapon systems - almost everything was available ...
The Commander-in-Chief Burlakow had pushed hard!
Boris Jeltsin promoted Burlakov to deputy defense minister after his return to Russia, but dismissed him in February 1995 for corruption and involvement in the murder of a journalist who had just researched this corruption.
Burlakov was never held criminally responsible and is still officially considered "innocent" to this day. He died on February 8, 2011 in Moscow.
