The establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), forced the countries of the communist bloc to create their own military alliance to defend themselves from the armies of Western Europe. The Soviet Union created a formal structure to supervise the Eastern Bloc military, so the Warsaw Pact was formed in Warsaw, signed on May 14, 1955. Albania, Romania, Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, 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). They were all Soviet military commanders and marshals. "Although NATO and the Warsaw Pact were created to counteract each other's domination, the member countries never engaged in armed conflicts, although they did engage in "proxy wars" (Warsaw Pact). was included as an alliance of defense 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 it to the countries included in the pact. The pact, however, was not beneficial to European countries , except for the Soviets. It was nothing but a problem. Since it was dominated by the Soviets, the rest of the countries had no say and were essentially subordinated the Soviets from becoming too imperialistic. The goal 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 that country. .. in the middle of the paper. .....it does not actually serve to preserve peace in a highly polarized Europe, but has been a tool for implementing the politics of fear. Therefore the goal of the Warsaw Pact was to conquer all of Western Europe, give limited power to the countries conquered during the war and be able to place the troops of the Soviet Union together with their weapons in the countries included in this treaty. It is true that there have been no armed clashes between the two pacts, but it is necessary to realize the enormous costs that another war would entail. The Warsaw Pact played an important role in shaping the history of Europe after World War II, and its troops participated in many important events, often putting down anti-communist uprisings. The establishment of the treaty not only had an impact on military matters, but also played a role in shaping the economies of individual countries.