The Soviet Union maintained a system of foreign military bases against the United States during the Cold War.[1]
At different times, various Soviet Army contingents were deployed in different regions of the world:
| Hanko Naval Base |  Finland | 1940–1941 | Signals intelligence facility. | |
| Alexandria and Marsa Matruh |  Egypt | 1967–1972 | ||
| 1971–present | ||||
| Nokra, Dahlak Archipelago | 1977–1991 | |||
| Socotra and Aden | 1971–late 1980s | [2] [3] [4] | ||
| 1977–2011 | ||||
| Port Arthur, Bohai Bay |  China | 1945–1956 | It was the largest Soviet base abroad in the 1940s to 1950s. | |
| Cam Ranh Base | 1979–2002 | |||
| 1955–1962 | It was the only Soviet base in the Mediterranean in the 1950s.[5] | |||
| Porkkala Naval Base | Finland | 1944–1956 | Signals intelligence facility. | |
| Rostock | 1949–1990 | Signals intelligence facility. | ||
| Swinoujscie |  Poland | 1949—1991 | Signals intelligence facility. | |
| Hodeidah |
| Location | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo, Aswan, Mersa Matruh Airfields | Egypt | ||
 Ethiopia | |||
| Hargeisa |  Somalia | ||
| Aden, Al Anad Air Base | |||
| Tuchengzi Air Base and Dalian Zhoushuizi in Dalian, Jiangwan, Dachang, Longhua air bases in Shanghai | China | 1945–1956, 1949–1953 | |
 Cuba | |||
 Guinea | |||
 Angola | |||
| Cam Ranh Base | 1979–2002 |