| − | The '''Warsaw Pact''' (''Officially the'' '''Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance''', ''Russian'' '''Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и взаимной помощи''') was a political and military organization made up of the [[communism|communist]] states of [[Central Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. The Warsaw Pact was officially formed on May 14, 1955, in response to the integration of [[West Germany]] in to [[NATO]]. During its existence only one military operation, the "Danube" Operation, was executed. The military intervention, also known as the [[Prague Spring]], was carried out on 21 August 1968. The Warsaw Pact effectively lasted until November 9, 1989, when the [[Berlin Wall]] fell<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1955warsawpact.html The Warsaw Pact], ''Fordham University''</ref> and officially ceased to exist on July 1, 1991.<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/184619-nachinali-s-glavnogo-k-30-letiju-samolikvidacii-varshavskogo-dogovora.html?ysclid=lqsvuozfqn526467192</ref> | + | The '''Warsaw Pact''' (''Officially the'' '''Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance''', ''Russian'' '''Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и взаимной помощи''') was a political and military organization made up of the [[Soviet bloc]], [[communism|communist]] states of [[Central Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. The Warsaw Pact was officially formed on May 14, 1955, in response to the integration of [[West Germany]] in to [[NATO]]. During its existence only one military operation, the "Danube" Operation, was executed. The military intervention, also known as the [[Prague Spring]], was carried out on 21 August 1968. The Warsaw Pact effectively lasted until November 9, 1989, when the [[Berlin Wall]] fell<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1955warsawpact.html The Warsaw Pact], ''Fordham University''</ref> and officially ceased to exist on July 1, 1991.<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/184619-nachinali-s-glavnogo-k-30-letiju-samolikvidacii-varshavskogo-dogovora.html?ysclid=lqsvuozfqn526467192</ref> |