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The Warsaw Pact was signed on May 14, 1955 in Warsaw, Poland. The formal name of the Warsaw Pact was the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Why was the Warsaw Pact created? The Warsaw Pact was created as a military and political alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. The Soviet Union created the alliance as a counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and Western European countries. Which countries signed the Warsaw Pact? Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia German Democratic Republic Hungary Poland Romania The Soviet Union Who was the first Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact? Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev served as the first Supreme Commander of the Pact from 1955–1960.