66:
2452:
distance from the rest of the space embraced in the war. Such a portion is not a mere piece of the whole, but a small whole complete in itself; and consequently it is more or less in such a condition that changes which take place at other points in the seat of war have only an indirect and no direct influence upon it. To give an adequate idea of this, we may suppose that on this portion an advance is made, whilst in another quarter a retreat is taking place, or that upon the one an army is acting defensively, whilst an offensive is being carried on upon the other. Such a clearly defined idea as this is not capable of universal application; it is here used merely to indicate the line of distinction.
3052:
2640:
2656:, it was usually conceived of as a large land mass over which continuous operations would take place and was divided into two chief areas—the combat zone, or the area of active fighting, and the communications zone, or area required for administration of the theater. As the armies advanced, both these zones and the areas into which they were divided would shift forward to new geographic areas of control.
2629:
2560:
identified ten continental and four oceanic TVDs, however, most being merely geographical areas without forces or headquarters: North
American, South American, African, Australian, Antarctic, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Pacific. Four others - the Far Eastern, Western, South-Western, and
2451:
Denotes properly such a portion of the space over which war prevails as has its boundaries protected, and thus possesses a kind of independence. This protection may consist of fortresses, or important natural obstacles presented by the country, or even in its being separated by a considerable
2651:
was defined in the
American field manuals as the land and sea areas to be invaded or defended, including areas necessary for administrative activities incident to the military operations (chart 12). In accordance with the experience of
2503:
classify a large geographic subdivision—such as continental geographic territories with their bordering maritime areas, islands, adjacent coasts and airspace—as a theater. The
Russian-language term for a military "theater" is
2588:, and an air defence corps were also operationally subordinated to the new formation; and that the high command "coordinated" with the armies of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Mongolia. The headquarters was set up at
2420:
is an area in which important military events occur or are in progress. A theater can include the entirety of the airspace, land, and sea area that is—or that may potentially become—involved in war operations.
2906:
Harrison's source note is VE, 2: 418, which is probably Военная энциклопедия в 8 томах. Т. 2: Вавилония — Гюйс / Гл. ред. комиссии П. С. Грачёв. — М.: Воениздат, 1994. — 544 с. — ISBN 5-203-00299-1.
2568:
In their most modern form, High
Commands for the TVDs were first reestablished in February 1979 for the Far East. Harrison wrote in the 2020s that the new command encompassed the
2710:
2675:
2561:
Southern, had identified headquarters established in 1979 and 1984. Plans appear to have existed to form a
Northwestern TVD headquarters on the basis of the Staff of the
2940:
65:
2700:
3381:
989:
1416:
2500:
2845:
2480:
3021:
2059:
2970:
2536:
1772:
1967:
1745:
360:
2980:
2801:
1421:
2680:
1499:
1482:
1844:
1269:
114:
31:
2475:
Theater of operations is divided into strategic directions or military regions depending on whether it is a war or peacetime.
2226:
1608:
2705:
2573:
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2230:
2025:
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1962:
426:
2562:
1972:
1159:
961:
832:
370:
3408:
3305:
2569:
2532:
2476:
2391:
2299:
1436:
2547:(June to August 1941). In peacetime, lacking the urgencies of a strategic direction, fronts were transformed into
2944:
2695:
2670:
2632:
1546:
1054:
403:
277:
131:
3343:
3230:
2752:"Theater (warfare) – definition of Theater (warfare) by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia"
2731:"Definition of theatre noun (MILITARY) from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus"
2577:
2381:
2246:
2052:
1997:
1864:
1411:
1104:
922:
770:
3367:
3160:
3105:
2157:
2112:
1950:
1932:
1688:
1247:
1169:
1114:
712:
375:
3200:
2484:
2376:
2185:
2132:
1817:
1792:
1514:
1426:
1299:
1174:
775:
752:
198:
97:
3064:
2999:
2643:
Chart 12 - typical organization of a theater of operations as envisaged by War
Department Doctrine, 1940
2608:
were also at its disposal. In
September 1984 three more High Commands were established: the Western (HQ
2556:
2336:
2201:
2068:
1406:
1339:
1292:
946:
909:
872:
790:
742:
626:
436:
244:
153:
3353:
2581:
1797:
1699:
1556:
1551:
1369:
1334:
1069:
889:
747:
683:
537:
507:
104:
3348:
3250:
3051:
2605:
2540:
2496:
2436:
2242:
2165:
2045:
1648:
1633:
1509:
1396:
1374:
1349:
1309:
1219:
1029:
934:
884:
651:
641:
606:
398:
388:
158:
82:
3012:
3273:
3213:
3073:
2528:
2386:
1982:
1837:
1757:
1678:
1623:
1598:
1519:
1465:
1431:
1362:
1279:
1189:
1094:
1039:
929:
894:
847:
722:
693:
646:
584:
559:
393:
207:
126:
2730:
2535:. Fronts were originally named in accordance with their theater of operations; for example the
3330:
3243:
3165:
3143:
3043:
2976:
2797:
2791:
2469:
2161:
2018:
1927:
1874:
1777:
1767:
1762:
1732:
1715:
1710:
1683:
1628:
1329:
1319:
1314:
1304:
1214:
1209:
1184:
1154:
1044:
1014:
1009:
999:
994:
984:
899:
852:
822:
661:
454:
431:
365:
3403:
3178:
3148:
2690:
2597:
2341:
1992:
1957:
1889:
1782:
1720:
1613:
1541:
1534:
1391:
1324:
1274:
1264:
1139:
1059:
1019:
1004:
971:
956:
827:
812:
765:
673:
631:
574:
569:
527:
350:
327:
234:
163:
92:
75:
3288:
3170:
2548:
2181:
1802:
1787:
1705:
1661:
1603:
1259:
1254:
1144:
1134:
1049:
1024:
966:
807:
737:
727:
666:
579:
564:
487:
459:
259:
239:
87:
2849:
3123:
3088:
2601:
2371:
2140:
1987:
1977:
1725:
1149:
1109:
1087:
1074:
1064:
1034:
951:
904:
707:
698:
589:
542:
522:
512:
482:
449:
337:
294:
249:
121:
54:
2639:
3397:
3313:
3258:
2751:
2366:
2361:
1824:
1812:
1668:
1588:
1504:
1487:
1344:
1199:
1179:
862:
857:
837:
817:
732:
703:
678:
554:
532:
517:
492:
332:
254:
217:
212:
109:
2600:
said in 1984 that the Soviet air and ground forces in
Mongolia and elements of the
3208:
3188:
2543:(1943–1945, which fought in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia), and the
2464:(TO) is a sub-area within a theater of war. The boundary of a TO is defined by the
2011:
1937:
1917:
1912:
1807:
1752:
1386:
1381:
1204:
1119:
867:
601:
502:
299:
203:
2483:
have responsibility for military activities (combat and non-combat) within their
2665:
2653:
2593:
2396:
2351:
2078:
1922:
1673:
1638:
1477:
1164:
1129:
842:
785:
688:
472:
193:
188:
2772:
3300:
3280:
3153:
2356:
2295:
2279:
2037:
1879:
1849:
1571:
940:
17:
2527:
This geographical division aids strategic and operational planning, allowing
3195:
2465:
2177:
1869:
1693:
1643:
1593:
1583:
1578:
1443:
1234:
1229:
1194:
636:
322:
289:
178:
3220:
3118:
3113:
3093:
3080:
2991:
2834:] (in Russian). Moscow: Военное издательство (ВИ). 1984. p. 732.
2613:
2589:
2585:
2197:
2088:
1884:
1859:
1492:
1124:
1099:
717:
272:
146:
30:"Theater of war" and "Theatre of war" redirect here. For other uses, see
3323:
3318:
3293:
3238:
3225:
3183:
3130:
2609:
2222:
2124:
1894:
1854:
1618:
1452:
1448:
795:
780:
656:
317:
312:
282:
221:
183:
27:
Area or place where important military events occur or are progressing
2431:
2346:
2311:
2116:
1401:
802:
619:
355:
3014:
Key
Personnel and Organisations of the Soviet Military High Command
3265:
3135:
3100:
2685:
2638:
2628:
2627:
2258:
2128:
2104:
877:
413:
408:
2773:"theatre of war, theatres of war- WordWeb dictionary definition"
2617:
2092:
173:
168:
2551:(districts) responsible for an assigned section of operations.
2041:
2409:
46:
2972:
The Soviet Army's High
Commands in War and Peace, 1941–1992
2514:(literally: "theater of military operations"), abbreviated
2576:. An official military encyclopedia published after the
2468:
who is orchestrating or providing support for specific
2329:
2272:
2215:
2150:
2077:
2915:
2878:
2876:
2867:
2711:Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army
2443:(translating the older, 17th-century Latin term
2941:"Chapter VII: Prewar Army Doctrine for Theater"
2449:
3006:. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
3375:
3011:Warner, Edward; Bonan; Packman (April 1984).
2515:
2505:
2053:
2019:
8:
3382:
3368:
3050:
3039:
2060:
2046:
2038:
2026:
2012:
36:
2825:Voennyj entsiklopedicheskij slovarj (BES)
2701:Western Theater of the American Civil War
2554:In 1986 the U.S. Department of Defense's
2943:. History.amedd.army.mil. Archived from
2894:
990:List of military strategies and concepts
3042:
2828:Военный энциклопедический словарь (ВЭС)
2722:
44:
2846:Department of Defense (United States)
2481:Department of Defense (United States)
7:
2927:
2882:
3004:The Collapse of the Soviet Military
2537:Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)
2992:"High Commands (Theatre Commands)"
2969:Harrison, Richard W. (July 2022).
25:
3020:. RAND Notes. RAND Corporation.
2916:Warner, Bonan & Packman 1984
2868:Warner, Bonan & Packman 1984
2832:Military encyclopedic dictionary
2796:. Jazzybee Verlag. p. 162.
2681:European theatre of World War II
2580:stated, said Harrison, that the
64:
3027:from the original on 2014-05-31
2491:Soviet and Russian Armed Forces
32:Theatre of War (disambiguation)
2676:European Theater of Operations
1:
2706:Formations of the Soviet Army
2574:Transbaikal Military District
2545:Northern Front (Soviet Union)
2790:Carl von Clausewitz (1956).
2563:Leningrad Military District
2070:Army units and organization
1483:Military–industrial complex
962:Operational manoeuvre group
3425:
2733:. Dictionary.cambridge.org
2570:Far East Military District
2477:Unified combatant commands
2143:/ Echelon ●●●●
29:
3071:
3068:
3062:
2696:Unified Combatant Command
2671:China Burma India Theater
2633:Unified Combatant Command
2516:
2506:
1547:Loss-of-strength gradient
404:Combat information center
3344:marshal of the air force
2827:
2578:Fall of the Soviet Union
2382:Battalion tactical group
1865:Military science fiction
1350:Technology and equipment
771:List of military tactics
2754:. Thefreedictionary.com
2602:Mongolian Ground Forces
2512:teatr voennykh deistvii
1933:Wartime sexual violence
1689:Full-spectrum dominance
1500:Supply-chain management
2990:Holm, Michael (2015).
2644:
2636:
2507:театр военных действий
2485:area of responsibility
2454:
2377:Regimental combat team
1845:Awards and decorations
1818:Peace through strength
1793:Low-intensity conflict
1427:Conscientious objector
1300:Area of responsibility
3044:Military organization
2975:. Casemate Academic.
2851:Soviet Military Power
2777:www.wordwebonline.com
2649:theater of operations
2642:
2631:
2612:), South-Western (HQ
2557:Soviet Military Power
2462:Theater of operations
2457:Theater of operations
437:Torpedo data computer
427:Ship gun fire-control
3354:admiral of the fleet
2635:of the United States
2616:), and Southern (HQ
2582:Soviet Pacific Fleet
2501:Russian Armed Forces
1963:Military occupations
1798:Military engineering
1700:Unrestricted Warfare
1557:Force multiplication
455:Military manoeuvrers
3349:general of the army
2606:Mongolian Air Force
2541:1st Ukrainian Front
2529:military operations
2437:Carl von Clausewitz
1649:Penal military unit
1634:Rules of engagement
1310:Command and control
935:Operations research
399:Director (military)
389:Fire-control system
159:Command and control
40:Part of a series on
3274:lieutenant general
3214:lieutenant colonel
2645:
2637:
2439:defines the term
1758:Counter-insurgency
1679:Command of the sea
1624:Jewish laws on war
1599:Geneva Conventions
1135:Divide and conquer
930:Military operation
895:Tactical objective
394:Fire-control radar
371:Electronic-warfare
3409:Theater (warfare)
3392:
3391:
3359:
3358:
3244:brigadier general
3144:second lieutenant
2857:. pp. 12–14.
2539:(1914–1918), the
2470:combat operations
2405:
2404:
2036:
2035:
1928:Horses in warfare
1875:Anti-war movement
1778:Gunboat diplomacy
1768:Disaster response
1716:Philosophy of war
1711:Principles of war
1684:Deterrence theory
1629:Right of conquest
1552:Lanchester's laws
1320:Principles of war
1010:Counter-offensive
995:Military campaign
900:Target saturation
823:Counterinsurgency
432:Gun data computer
366:Close air support
328:Aircraft carriers
16:(Redirected from
3416:
3384:
3377:
3370:
3179:first lieutenant
3149:first lieutenant
3060:
3059:
3054:
3040:
3036:
3034:
3032:
3026:
3019:
3007:
3000:Odom, William E.
2995:
2986:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2937:
2931:
2925:
2919:
2913:
2907:
2904:
2898:
2892:
2886:
2880:
2871:
2865:
2859:
2858:
2856:
2842:
2836:
2835:
2820:
2814:
2813:
2811:
2810:
2787:
2781:
2780:
2769:
2763:
2762:
2760:
2759:
2748:
2742:
2741:
2739:
2738:
2727:
2691:Locus of control
2654:World War I
2598:RAND Corporation
2549:military regions
2519:
2518:
2509:
2508:
2071:
2062:
2055:
2048:
2039:
2028:
2021:
2014:
1783:Humanitarian aid
1721:Security dilemma
1542:Power projection
1325:Economy of force
1305:Chain of command
1020:Defence in depth
1005:Commerce raiding
828:Defeat in detail
164:Defense ministry
68:
59:
58:
49:
37:
21:
3424:
3423:
3419:
3418:
3417:
3415:
3414:
3413:
3394:
3393:
3388:
3352:
3347:
3334:
3322:
3317:
3310:2+ field armies
3304:
3292:
3289:colonel general
3285:100,000–300,000
3242:
3229:
3224:
3212:
3199:
3187:
3182:
3169:
3164:
3152:
3147:
3134:
3122:
3117:
3104:
3092:
3069:Typical numbers
3030:
3028:
3024:
3017:
3010:
2998:
2989:
2983:
2968:
2965:
2960:
2959:
2950:
2948:
2939:
2938:
2934:
2926:
2922:
2914:
2910:
2905:
2901:
2893:
2889:
2881:
2874:
2866:
2862:
2854:
2844:
2843:
2839:
2829:
2823:
2821:
2817:
2808:
2806:
2804:
2789:
2788:
2784:
2771:
2770:
2766:
2757:
2755:
2750:
2749:
2745:
2736:
2734:
2729:
2728:
2724:
2719:
2662:
2626:
2493:
2472:within the TO.
2459:
2447:) as one that:
2427:
2406:
2401:
2325:
2268:
2211:
2146:
2135: ●●●
2080:
2073:
2069:
2066:
2032:
2003:
2002:
1953:
1943:
1942:
1908:
1900:
1899:
1840:
1830:
1829:
1803:Multilateralism
1788:Law enforcement
1748:
1738:
1737:
1706:Just war theory
1664:
1654:
1653:
1604:Geneva Protocol
1574:
1564:
1563:
1537:
1527:
1526:
1468:
1458:
1457:
1365:
1355:
1354:
1295:
1285:
1284:
1250:
1240:
1239:
1170:Network-centric
1090:
1080:
1079:
987:
977:
976:
925:
915:
914:
863:Rapid dominance
768:
758:
757:
713:Electromagnetic
622:
612:
611:
598:
551:
499:
475:
465:
464:
460:Combat training
441:
418:
384:Combat systems:
380:
342:
338:Auxiliary ships
304:
264:
260:Military police
226:
149:
139:
138:
78:
52:
51:
50:
45:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3422:
3420:
3412:
3411:
3406:
3396:
3395:
3390:
3389:
3387:
3386:
3379:
3372:
3364:
3361:
3360:
3357:
3356:
3341:
3340:4+ army groups
3338:
3327:
3326:
3311:
3308:
3297:
3296:
3286:
3283:
3277:
3276:
3271:
3268:
3262:
3261:
3256:
3253:
3247:
3246:
3236:
3233:
3217:
3216:
3206:
3203:
3192:
3191:
3176:
3173:
3157:
3156:
3141:
3138:
3127:
3126:
3124:staff sergeant
3111:
3108:
3097:
3096:
3089:lance corporal
3086:
3083:
3077:
3076:
3070:
3067:
3056:
3055:
3047:
3046:
3038:
3037:
3008:
2996:
2987:
2981:
2964:
2961:
2958:
2957:
2932:
2920:
2908:
2899:
2897:, p. 374.
2887:
2872:
2860:
2848:(March 1986).
2837:
2815:
2802:
2782:
2764:
2743:
2721:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2714:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2661:
2658:
2625:
2622:
2492:
2489:
2458:
2455:
2445:theatrum belli
2426:
2425:Theater of war
2423:
2403:
2402:
2400:
2399:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2372:Combat command
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2333:
2331:
2327:
2326:
2324:
2323:
2308:
2307:
2292:
2291:
2276:
2274:
2270:
2269:
2267:
2266:
2255:
2254:
2239:
2238:
2219:
2217:
2213:
2212:
2210:
2209:
2194:
2193:
2174:
2173:
2154:
2152:
2148:
2147:
2145:
2144:
2137:
2136:
2121:
2120:
2109:
2108:
2101:
2100:
2085:
2083:
2075:
2074:
2067:
2065:
2064:
2057:
2050:
2042:
2034:
2033:
2031:
2030:
2023:
2016:
2008:
2005:
2004:
2001:
2000:
1995:
1990:
1985:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1968:Military terms
1965:
1960:
1954:
1949:
1948:
1945:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1909:
1906:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1898:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1841:
1836:
1835:
1832:
1831:
1828:
1827:
1822:
1821:
1820:
1815:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
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1387:Mobilization
1382:Conscription
1340:Intelligence
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245:Intelligence
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154:Organization
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2594:Lake Baikal
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2387:Battlegroup
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1923:War studies
1746:Non-warfare
1674:Appeasement
1639:Martial law
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1370:Recruitment
1130:Containment
1015:Culminating
923:Operational
843:Envelopment
786:Air assault
667:Air cavalry
627:Air defence
607:Information
508:Cold-region
473:Battlespace
422:Historical:
268:Land units:
194:Space force
189:Coast guard
122:Late modern
83:Prehistoric
3398:Categories
3301:army group
3281:field army
3154:lieutenant
2951:2011-08-31
2809:2020-05-16
2758:2011-08-31
2737:2011-08-31
2717:References
2392:Group army
2357:Task force
2337:Detachment
2296:Army group
2280:Field army
1983:War crimes
1973:Operations
1880:Foot drill
1850:Battle cry
1763:deterrence
1422:Harassment
1397:Specialism
1220:Technology
1215:Succession
1160:Liberation
1095:Asymmetric
1030:Empty fort
941:Blitzkrieg
910:Withdrawal
873:Investment
652:Camouflage
647:Biological
585:Underwater
560:Amphibious
479:Aerospace
346:Air units:
323:Submarines
132:fourth-gen
127:industrial
115:napoleonic
3196:battalion
3074:commander
3031:8 October
2928:Odom 1998
2883:Holm 2015
2647:The term
2466:commander
2330:Temporary
2216:Formation
2178:Battalion
1870:War novel
1773:Grey-zone
1733:War games
1694:Overmatch
1644:War crime
1594:Desertion
1584:Ceasefire
1579:Armistice
1466:Logistics
1444:Mercenary
1432:Volunteer
1363:Personnel
1335:Engineers
1280:Sociology
1235:World war
1230:Total war
1210:Strategic
1200:Religious
1185:Political
1180:Perpetual
1155:Irregular
1070:Offensive
1045:Defensive
1040:Deception
1000:Attrition
853:Guerrilla
848:Formation
791:Airbridge
723:Loitering
637:Artillery
290:Artillery
240:Engineers
208:Irregular
179:Air force
3251:division
3221:regiment
3205:300–1000
3171:squadron
3119:sergeant
3114:corporal
3094:corporal
3081:fireteam
3072:Typical
3063:Typical
3022:Archived
3002:(1998).
2660:See also
2614:Kishinev
2590:Ulan-Ude
2586:air army
2572:and the
2243:Division
2198:Regiment
2182:Squadron
2166:Squadron
2119: ●●
2089:Fireteam
1885:War song
1860:War film
1493:Materiel
1412:Children
1392:Training
1330:Medicine
1315:Doctrine
1270:Training
1205:Resource
1190:Princely
1140:Economic
1125:Conquest
1120:Colonial
1115:Cold war
1100:Blockade
985:Strategy
957:Maneuver
718:Infantry
674:Chemical
528:Mountain
488:Airborne
351:Fighters
318:Warships
273:Infantry
199:Reserves
147:Military
3404:Warfare
3336:theater
3324:admiral
3319:general
3294:general
3239:colonel
3226:brigade
3184:captain
3166:battery
3161:company
3131:platoon
3106:section
2963:Sources
2610:Legnica
2592:, near
2479:of the
2418:theatre
2414:theater
2410:warfare
2316:Theater
2284:Command
2273:Command
2223:Brigade
2162:Battery
2158:Company
2141:Staffel
2125:Platoon
2113:Section
2081:element
1998:Writers
1993:Weapons
1958:Battles
1907:Related
1895:Wargame
1890:Uniform
1838:Culture
1619:Perfidy
1614:Justice
1535:Science
1520:Outpost
1473:History
1453:Warrior
1449:Soldier
1437:foreign
1375:counter
1275:Service
1225:Theater
1165:Limited
1145:Endemic
1060:Nuclear
833:Foxhole
808:Cavalry
796:Airdrop
781:Airlift
766:Tactics
738:Nuclear
728:Missile
657:Cavalry
642:Barrage
620:Weapons
580:Surface
361:Command
356:Bombers
313:Frogman
283:Cavalry
255:Medical
222:Militia
204:Regular
184:Marines
98:castles
88:Ancient
76:History
55:outline
3331:region
3231:legion
3201:cohort
3175:80–250
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2596:. The
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2497:Soviet
2432:On War
2347:Patrol
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2117:Patrol
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1978:Sieges
1662:Theory
1402:Morale
1260:Policy
1255:Branch
1035:Mosaic
1025:Fabian
972:Covert
905:Trench
890:Screen
813:Charge
803:Battle
776:Aerial
694:Denial
662:Horses
590:Seabed
543:Tunnel
523:Jungle
513:Desert
483:Aerial
3306:front
3266:corps
3209:major
3189:major
3140:15–45
3136:troop
3101:squad
3065:units
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2259:Corps
2227:Group
2206:❘ ❘ ❘
2202:Group
2129:Troop
2105:Squad
1951:Lists
1407:Women
1345:Ranks
1265:Staff
1195:Proxy
1110:Class
1065:Naval
1050:Depth
885:Swarm
878:Siege
858:Naval
838:Drone
733:Music
708:Robot
704:Drone
689:Cyber
632:Armor
602:Cyber
575:Green
570:Brown
533:Urban
493:Space
414:Radar
409:Sonar
278:Armor
235:Staff
213:Ranks
3110:5–14
3033:2022
2977:ISBN
2798:ISBN
2618:Baku
2604:and
2499:and
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2288:☓☓☓☓
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2151:Unit
2093:Crew
1988:Wars
1505:Base
1055:Goal
967:Raid
565:Blue
503:Land
174:Navy
169:Army
3085:2–4
2531:of
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2517:ТВД
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