Soviet and Russian Armed Forces
For example a large geographic subdivision used by the Soviet and Russian Armed Forces to classify the continental geographic territories with their bordering maritime areas, islands, adjacent coasts and airspace. The division of large continental and maritime areas assists in determining the limits within which the plans for operation of strategic military groups of forces are developed, allowing conduct of military operations on specific significant strategic directions. The Russian term is театр военных действий, teatr voennykh deistvii, abbreviated ТВД, TVD.
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