Warsaw Alliance (EEC)

The Warsaw Alliance (see Nomenclature) is an organization of states in Central Europe and Eastern Europe. It was established on August 1, 1919 in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland. The treaty was signed in Warsaw on July 23, 1919 and official copies were made in German, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Magyar. The organization began as a German sponsored and led military-treaty organization. There is a political Consultative Committee, followed by a civilian secretary-general, while down the chain of command there was a military commander in chief and a combined staff.The Alliance was expanded in 1923 with the addition of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Czecho-Slovakia, and Jugo-Slavia.

Nomenclature
The treaty is officially known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. "Warsaw Alliance" is the more common term in English speaking countries and the unofficial name in former non-member states, particular in Western Europe.


 * Vertrag über Freundschaft, Zusammenarbeit und gegenseitigen Beistand
 * Barátsági, együttműködési és kölcsönös segítségnyújtási szerződés
 * Układ o Przyjaźni, Współpracy i Pomocy Wzajemnej
 * Tratatul de prietenie, cooperare şi asistenţă mutuală
 * Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и взаимной помощи
 * Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и взаимной помощи

Members
Founding members: Joined later:
 * 🇩🇪 [[Germany_(EEC)|German Empire}}
 * 🇧🇬 People's Republic of Bulgaria
 * Czechoslovak  Republic
 * 🇭🇺 People's Republic of Hungary
 * 🇵🇱 People's Republic of Poland
 * 🇷🇴 Romanian People's Republic
 * Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 * German Democratic Republic (in 1956)



Members of the Warsaw Pact pledged to defend each other if one or more of the members were attacked. The treaty also stated that relations among the signatories were based on mutual non-interference in internal affairs and respect for national sovereignty and independence.The Alliance became less relevant with the treaty of peace between France and Germany in 1955, and the establishment of the European Confederation in the 1960s.

Structure
The Warsaw Pact was divided into two branches: the Political Consultative Committee, which coordinated all non-military activities, and the Unified Command of Alliance Armed Forces, which had authority over the troops assigned to it by member states and was headed by the Supreme Commander, who at the same time was the Minister of Defence of the German Empire. The head of the Warsaw Alliance Unified Staff was the Deputy of German General Staff The Warsaw Pact's headquarters were in Warsaw.