COLD WAR OUTPOST History Group

Briefing 5- 01/05/2026 The Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), originally known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG), represented one of the largest and most strategically significant Soviet military deployments during the Cold War. Established in the aftermath of World War II, it served as a forward-based force to secure Soviet interests in Europe, deter NATO aggression, and maintain control over the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Spanning nea

Briefing Issue 4- 11/01/25 (Revised) Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance, was a pivotal military alliance established by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states during the height of the Cold War. Signed on May 14, 1955, in Warsaw, Poland, it served as a collective defense mechanism and a direct counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which had been formed in 19

Briefing Issue 3- 11/18/25 REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) Wisconsin National Guard Moral patch . Form the Cold War Outpost Collection REFORGER, an acronym for "Return of Forces to Germany" (also known as "Redeployment of FORces to GERmany"), was a series of annual NATO military exercises conducted from 1969 to 1993 during the Cold War. These large-scale maneuvers simulated the rapid reinforcement of Western European defenses against a potential Soviet invasio

Briefing Issue 2- 10/10/2025 Operation BIG LIFT Operation Big Lift, conducted from October 22 to November 1963, stands as one of the largest and most ambitious military airlift exercises in U.S. history. This Cold War-era operation involved the rapid deployment of the U.S. Army's 2nd Armored Division—nicknamed "Hell on Wheels"—from Fort Hood, Texas, to West Germany, demonstrating America's ability to swiftly reinforce NATO allies in the event of a Soviet invasion. Over 15,00

What was the Warsaw Pact? Briefing I The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty, created by the Soviet Union and seven Central and Eastern Europe countries:  Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania (Albania withdrew from the treaty in 1968). Emblem of the Warsaw Pact Formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance. The Warsaw Pact was created on May 14th 1955, shortly after the accession of West Germany

Evansville IN National Guard Armory April 24rd-26th We will be at the Military Show at the National Guard Amory in Evansville IN. This show is organized by the Evansville Military collectors club, they will be celebrating 35 years as a Military collectors Club. Like every show, we will have a display, this show we will have a bigger display. A few display items will be a Berlin Brigade MP uniform from the 1960s, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment uniform from the 1970s with the bla

We will be setting up a display at the Military show at the Evansville IN National Guard Armory. Show is Sat-Sun 23rd &24th Nov. Page update comings soon.

Next month we will be at the OVMS Summer Military show, at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington Ohio June 7 & 8th.We will have a few new...

Will be attending the Military Knife show, in Huntingburg IN at the Event Center. Aug 19th&20th. This will be our first show for this...

We will be attending the Ohio Military show at the Roberts Center in Wilmington OH, this June 9th-10th. Our display will be a little...

This years setup, with cold war videos running.We had a great time, listen to some great stories from vets , collectors and reenactors....

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and new years. Since its a new year, we have some new things to announce. First the website is...

A few highlights of our display, from the Military show at the Roberts Center. I talked with alot of great people, and heard some...

Summer Updates, Future show coming up in November, we will be at the 2022 OVMS Military antiques show at the Robert Center. This years...

We had a great show this year, talked with may great people. We will be at the November show in Wilmington OH. I added some pictures of...

It that time again, the 2022 Show of Shows. We will be attending this year, with our Cold War display. This years show we will have 2 new...

Its that time again, the Military Show at the Roberts Centre. Like always we will be there, with our Cold War display. This years show,...

We had a great time at the 2021 Show of Shows at the Louisville KY Expo Center. I talked with some very interesting people, and heard a...

We will be attending this years Shows for Shows, in Louisville KY at the Expo Center. Like every show we will be displaying our cold war...

I had a great time at the 2020 military show at the Roberts Centre. I talked with some very interesting people, and heard a few cold war...