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Group of forces


Formations are those military organisations which are formed from different speciality Arms and Services troop units to create a balanced, combined combat force. The formations only differ in their ability to achieve different scales of application of force to achieve different strategic, operational and tactical goals and mission objectives.

Types of formations in the military organization of the Soviet Armed Forces of 1917-1991 included:

In their most modern form, TVDs were established in February 1979 (the Far Eastern) and September 1984 (Western (HQ Legnica), South-Western (HQ Kishinev), Southern (HQ Baku) TVD).Viktor Suvorov gave the above formations the name 'High Commands in the Strategic directions'.


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