The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) forced the countries of the communist bloc to create their own military alliance to defend themselves against the armies of Europe Western. The Soviet Union created a formal structure to oversee the Eastern Bloc military, which is why the Warsaw Pact was formed in Warsaw and signed on May 14, 1955. Albania, Romania, Poland , Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia signed the pact which was then led by the Soviet Union. The commanders-in-chief of the Warsaw Pact were: Iwan Koniew (1955-1960), Andriej Greczko (1960-1967), Iwan Jakubowski (1967-1976), Wiktor Kulikow (1976-1989) and Piotr Łaszew (1989-1991). All of them were Soviet military commanders and marshals. “Even though NATO and the Warsaw Pact were created to counter mutual domination, member countries have never engaged in armed conflict, although they have engaged in “proxy wars” (Warsaw Pact). Warsaw). was included as a defense alliance of socialist countries in response to the formation of Western states, including NATO. The Soviet Union mainly dominated the Warsaw Pact and aimed to support and spread to the countries included in the pact. However, the agreement was only beneficial to European countries and the Soviets. It was just a problem. Since it was dominated by the Soviets, other countries had no say and were basically subordinated. The Warsaw Pact was primarily established in response to NATO because NATO was trying to keep the Soviets from becoming too imperialistic. The aim of the Warsaw Pact was therefore to conquer all of Western Europe, to give limited power to the countries conquered during the war and to be able to place the troops of the Soviet Union with their weapons in the country.... middle paper. ...this does not really serve to preserve peace in a highly polarized Europe, but it is an instrument for implementing a politics of fear. The objective of the Warsaw Pact was therefore to conquer all of Western Europe, to give limited power to the countries taken during the war and to be able to place the troops of the Soviet Union as well as their weapons in the countries included in this treaty . It is true that there have been no armed clashes between the two pacts, but we must be aware of the enormous costs that a new war would entail. The Warsaw Pact played an important role in European history after World War II, and its troops participated in many important events, often suppressing anti-communist uprisings. The establishment of the treaty impacted not only military matters but also played a role in shaping the economies of each country..