page_title: 40th Army (Soviet Union)
hierarchical_section_title: 40th Army (Soviet Union)
caption_attribution_description: English: GAZ-24 "Volga" Soviet-made automobiles parked near Darul-Aman palace that was used for GHQ of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, photo was made from a moving car Русский: "Волги" (ГАЗ-24), стоящие дворца «Дар уль-Аман», использовавшегося афганцами для размещения Министерства Оборны и Генштаба, фотография сделана из автомобиля на ходу (смазана)
context_page_description: The 40th Army of the Soviet Union's Soviet Army was an army-level command that participated in World War II from 1941 to 1945 and was reformed specifically for the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to circa 1990. The Army became the core for the Soviet occupational force in Afghanistan in 1980s, officially named as the limited contingent of Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
context_section_description: The 40th Army (Russian: 40-я общевойсковая армия, 40-ya obshchevoyskovoy armiya, "40th Combined Arms Army") of the Soviet Union's Soviet Army was an army-level command that participated in World War II from 1941 to 1945 and was reformed specifically for the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to circa 1990. The Army became the core for the Soviet occupational force (OKSVA) in Afghanistan in 1980s, officially named as the limited contingent of Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
caption: Staff headquarters building of the 40th Army, Kabul, 1986
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