Kwestia obecności wojsk radzieckich/rosyjskich w Niemczech w latach 1989–1994 jako problem niemieckiej suwerenności

The Presence of the Soviet Army in Germany in 1989–1994 as a Problem of German’s Sovereignty

The aim of the article is the presentation of the problem of the presence of the Soviet army in Germany from the GDR’s collapse until its withdrawal in August, 1994. The withdrawal of the Soviet/Russian soldiers was one of the most important objective of German government’s policy. The government was afraid of an unstable situation in the Soviet Union and then in Russia. The author presents the main treaties that were the basis of the withdrawal, and describes the main problems connected with it. After having finished this process Germans regain the sense of full sovereignty.