Soviet Troops in Eastern Europe

The hard-liners who seized power in the Kremlin have long lamented the Soviets’ losing control of Eastern Europe. But whether a Soviet invasion is likely remains open to question. Soviet troops have withdrawn or are in process of withdrawing from Eastern European nations, which would make it difficult to launch a military operation. Soviet Union: Has about 4 million troops Germany: 273,000 Soviet troops Poland: 50,000 Soviet troops Czechoslovakia: Soviet troops Left in June Hungary: Last Soviet troops left in June Romania: No Soviet troops Yugoslavia: No Soviet troops Bulgaria: No Soviet troops Albania: No Soviet troops