Upon reviving the Federal Armed Forces, West Germany acquired a new generation of weaponry to counter the Warsaw Pact, ...

The threat of West Germany’s entry into NATO in 1955 caused the USSR to retaliate by forming the Warsaw Pact or ‘Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.’ New Zealand banned ...

On 14 May 1955, the leader of the Soviet Union and Heads of State from seven European countries met to sign the Warsaw Pact. Show more On 14 May 1955, the leader of the Soviet Union and leaders ...