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40th Army

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40th Army Band - Music Production Technician

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Vermont Army National Guard 40th Army Band Runs on Music

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Get to know the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army

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40th Army Band snare cadence

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40th Army - Reenacting Group Soviet-Afghan war Camp - Park of military history Pivka, September 2019

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 (OKSVA) in Afghanistan in 1980s, officially named as the limited contingent of Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
  • First formation (World War II) 

  • Second formation (OKSVA) 

  • Commanders of the 40th Army