Soviet Milovice
1968 – 1991
The agreement on the conditions of temporary residence was signed by the Prime Minister of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Oldřich Černík, and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Alexei Kosygin.
Under pressure from Soviet representatives, the Treaty on the Conditions of the Temporary Stay of Soviet Troops on the Territory of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was concluded in Prague on October 16th, 1968. On the basis of this treaty, the Soviet Army deployed five ground and one air divisions in Czechoslovakia with a total strength of 75,000 men. The Central Group of Soviet Troops was officially formed on October 24th, 1968.
Tanks of the Czechoslovak People’s Army’s 13th division during training.
The Czechoslovak People’s Army (ČSLA) had to urgently release and hand over 83 crews. Units of the 13th Tank Division of the Czechoslovak People’s Army were transferred from the Mladá Military Training Area (VVP) to Slovakia, mainly to the Topolčany area. The Air Force Training Centre was moved to Brno and the 47th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment was transferred to Pardubice. The families of the professional soldiers also had to move out.
The arrival of the entire Soviet regiment at the central assembly point in Milovice.
In thee garrison Milovice-Mladá, the Soviets placed the headquarters of the Central group of soviet troops and units of the 15th guards tank division. The headquarters of the 131st Mixed Aviation Division and the 114th Fighter Aviation Regiment were stationed at Boží Dar Airport. A total of 30,000 Soviet soldiers and 5,000 civilians settled in Milovice-Mladá.
Hundreds of buildings were built on the closed grounds of the Milovice – Mladá garrison.
Despite promises that the Central Group of Soviet troops would be sufficient with the facilities taken over from the Czechoslovak Armed Forces, Soviet representatives demanded that the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic build new housing and military facilities. Over the course of 20 years, 4.5 billion CSK of buildings and infrastructure were built from Czechoslovak sources. In the 1970s alone, two housing estates, the Officers‘ houses and a number of barracks buildings were built in the Mladá Military District.
Did you know that…? The properties in the soviet garrisons were formally owned by the Czechoslovak People’s Army and the soviet military was paying 25 million CSK. yearly for them as rent. Even though the capacity of the objects increased 6 times since 1968, the rent stayed the same.
Milovice – Mladá garrison during the soviet military presence.