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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.
3041:
2629:
2645:, 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.
2618:
2549:
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
2440:
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
2640:
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
2492:
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
2577:, 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
2409:
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.
2895:
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.
2557:
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
2550:
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
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Theater of operations is divided into strategic directions or military regions depending on whether it is a war or peacetime.
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2536:(June to August 1941). In peacetime, lacking the urgencies of a strategic direction, fronts were transformed into
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1833:
1471:
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103:
20:
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2741:"Theater (warfare) – definition of Theater (warfare) by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia"
2720:"Definition of theatre noun (MILITARY) from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus"
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2121:
2694:
2562:
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1951:
655:
415:
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1961:
1148:
950:
821:
359:
2632:
Chart 12 - typical organization of a theater of operations as envisaged by War
Department Doctrine, 1940
2597:
were also at its disposal. In
September 1984 three more High Commands were established: the Western (HQ
3397:
3294:
2558:
2521:
2465:
2380:
2288:
1425:
2684:
2659:
2621:
1535:
1043:
392:
266:
120:
3332:
3219:
2566:
2370:
2235:
2041:
1986:
1853:
1400:
1093:
911:
759:
3001:
3356:
3149:
3094:
2146:
2101:
1939:
1921:
1677:
1236:
1158:
1103:
701:
364:
3189:
2719:
2524:. Fronts were originally named in accordance with their theater of operations; for example the
2473:
2365:
2174:
1806:
1781:
1503:
1415:
1288:
1163:
764:
741:
187:
86:
2780:
3053:
2988:
2545:
2325:
2057:
1395:
1328:
1281:
935:
898:
861:
779:
731:
615:
425:
233:
142:
3342:
2570:
1786:
1688:
1545:
1540:
1358:
1323:
1058:
878:
736:
672:
526:
496:
93:
8:
3337:
3239:
2594:
2529:
2485:
2425:
2231:
2154:
2034:
1637:
1622:
1498:
1385:
1363:
1338:
1298:
1208:
1018:
923:
873:
640:
630:
595:
387:
377:
147:
71:
2838:
3262:
3202:
3062:
2517:
2375:
1971:
1826:
1746:
1667:
1612:
1587:
1508:
1454:
1420:
1351:
1268:
1178:
1083:
1028:
918:
883:
836:
711:
682:
635:
573:
548:
382:
196:
115:
3319:
3232:
3154:
3132:
2965:
2786:
2740:
2458:
2150:
2007:
1916:
1863:
1766:
1756:
1751:
1721:
1704:
1699:
1672:
1617:
1318:
1308:
1303:
1293:
1203:
1198:
1173:
1143:
1033:
1003:
998:
988:
983:
973:
888:
841:
811:
650:
443:
420:
354:
2589:
said in 1984 that the Soviet air and ground forces in
Mongolia and elements of the
1976:
3392:
3167:
3137:
2679:
2586:
2532:(1943–1945, which fought in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia), and the
2453:(TO) is a sub-area within a theater of war. The boundary of a TO is defined by the
2330:
1981:
1946:
1878:
1771:
1709:
1602:
1530:
1523:
1380:
1313:
1263:
1253:
1128:
1048:
1008:
993:
960:
945:
816:
801:
754:
662:
620:
563:
558:
516:
339:
316:
223:
152:
81:
64:
3040:
3277:
3159:
2537:
2472:
have responsibility for military activities (combat and non-combat) within their
2170:
1791:
1776:
1694:
1650:
1592:
1248:
1243:
1133:
1123:
1038:
1013:
955:
796:
726:
716:
568:
553:
476:
448:
248:
228:
76:
2300:
3112:
3077:
2761:
2590:
2360:
2129:
1966:
1714:
1138:
1098:
1076:
1063:
1053:
1023:
940:
893:
696:
687:
578:
531:
511:
501:
471:
438:
326:
283:
238:
110:
43:
2026:
3386:
3302:
3247:
2516:
This geographical division aids strategic and operational planning, allowing
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1577:
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846:
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806:
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692:
667:
543:
521:
506:
481:
321:
243:
206:
201:
98:
3197:
3177:
2000:
1926:
1906:
1901:
1796:
1741:
1375:
1370:
1193:
1108:
856:
590:
491:
288:
192:
2980:
2823:] (in Russian). Moscow: Военное издательство (ВИ). 1984. p. 732.
2654:
2642:
2582:
2385:
2340:
2067:
1911:
1662:
1627:
1466:
1153:
1118:
831:
774:
677:
461:
182:
177:
19:"Theater of war" and "Theatre of war" redirect here. For other uses, see
2628:
2335:
3289:
3269:
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2345:
2284:
2268:
1868:
1838:
1560:
929:
16:
Area or place where important military events occur or are progressing
3184:
2833:
2454:
2166:
1858:
1682:
1632:
1582:
1572:
1567:
1432:
1223:
1218:
1183:
625:
311:
278:
167:
3209:
3107:
3102:
3082:
3069:
3003:
Key
Personnel and Organisations of the Soviet Military High Command
2602:
2578:
2574:
2186:
2077:
1873:
1848:
1481:
1113:
1088:
706:
261:
135:
3312:
3307:
3282:
3227:
3214:
3172:
3119:
2598:
2211:
2113:
1883:
1843:
1607:
1441:
1437:
784:
769:
645:
306:
301:
271:
210:
172:
2898:
2762:"theatre of war, theatres of war- WordWeb dictionary definition"
2850:
2540:(districts) responsible for an assigned section of operations.
2420:
2105:
1390:
791:
608:
344:
3254:
3124:
3089:
2674:
2247:
2117:
2093:
866:
402:
397:
2961:
The Soviet Army's High
Commands in War and Peace, 1941–1992
2606:
2503:(literally: "theater of military operations"), abbreviated
2081:
162:
157:
2617:
2398:
35:
2565:. An official military encyclopedia published after the
2457:
who is orchestrating or providing support for specific
2877:
2778:
2999:
2904:
2867:
2865:
2856:
2479:
3384:
2910:
2733:
2700:Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army
2432:(translating the older, 17th-century Latin term
2930:"Chapter VII: Prewar Army Doctrine for Theater"
2862:
2056:
2995:. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
3364:
3000:Warner, Edward; Bonan; Packman (April 1984).
2504:
2494:
2042:
2008:
3371:
3357:
3039:
2049:
2035:
2015:
2001:
2814:Voennyj entsiklopedicheskij slovarj (BES)
2690:Western Theater of the American Civil War
2543:In 1986 the U.S. Department of Defense's
2957:
2932:. History.amedd.army.mil. Archived from
2883:
2627:
2616:
2445:
979:List of military strategies and concepts
2817:Военный энциклопедический словарь (ВЭС)
3385:
2835:Department of Defense (United States)
2470:Department of Defense (United States)
2030:
2987:
2978:
2916:
2871:
2993:The Collapse of the Soviet Military
2526:Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)
13:
2981:"High Commands (Theatre Commands)"
2958:Harrison, Richard W. (July 2022).
14:
3409:
2413:
3009:. RAND Notes. RAND Corporation.
2905:Warner, Bonan & Packman 1984
2857:Warner, Bonan & Packman 1984
2821:Military encyclopedic dictionary
2785:. Jazzybee Verlag. p. 162.
2670:European theatre of World War II
2612:
2569:stated, said Harrison, that the
53:
3016:from the original on 2014-05-31
2922:
2889:
2480:Soviet and Russian Armed Forces
21:Theatre of War (disambiguation)
2827:
2805:
2772:
2754:
2712:
2665:European Theater of Operations
1:
2705:
2695:Formations of the Soviet Army
2563:Transbaikal Military District
2534:Northern Front (Soviet Union)
2779:Carl von Clausewitz (1956).
7:
2648:
2552:Leningrad Military District
2059:Army units and organization
1472:Military–industrial complex
951:Operational manoeuvre group
10:
3414:
2951:
2722:. Dictionary.cambridge.org
2559:Far East Military District
2466:Unified combatant commands
2132:/ Echelon ●●●●
18:
3060:
3057:
3051:
2685:Unified Combatant Command
2660:China Burma India Theater
2622:Unified Combatant Command
2505:
2495:
2318:
2261:
2204:
2139:
2066:
1536:Loss-of-strength gradient
393:Combat information center
3333:marshal of the air force
2816:
2567:Fall of the Soviet Union
2371:Battalion tactical group
1854:Military science fiction
1339:Technology and equipment
760:List of military tactics
2743:. Thefreedictionary.com
2591:Mongolian Ground Forces
2501:teatr voennykh deistvii
1922:Wartime sexual violence
1678:Full-spectrum dominance
1489:Supply-chain management
2979:Holm, Michael (2015).
2633:
2625:
2496:театр военных действий
2474:area of responsibility
2443:
2366:Regimental combat team
1834:Awards and decorations
1807:Peace through strength
1782:Low-intensity conflict
1416:Conscientious objector
1289:Area of responsibility
3033:Military organization
2964:. Casemate Academic.
2840:Soviet Military Power
2766:www.wordwebonline.com
2638:theater of operations
2631:
2620:
2601:), South-Western (HQ
2546:Soviet Military Power
2451:Theater of operations
2446:Theater of operations
2438:
426:Torpedo data computer
416:Ship gun fire-control
3343:admiral of the fleet
2624:of the United States
2605:), and Southern (HQ
2571:Soviet Pacific Fleet
2490:Russian Armed Forces
1952:Military occupations
1787:Military engineering
1689:Unrestricted Warfare
1546:Force multiplication
444:Military manoeuvrers
3338:general of the army
2595:Mongolian Air Force
2530:1st Ukrainian Front
2518:military operations
2426:Carl von Clausewitz
1638:Penal military unit
1623:Rules of engagement
1299:Command and control
924:Operations research
388:Director (military)
378:Fire-control system
148:Command and control
29:Part of a series on
3263:lieutenant general
3203:lieutenant colonel
2634:
2626:
2428:defines the term
1747:Counter-insurgency
1668:Command of the sea
1613:Jewish laws on war
1588:Geneva Conventions
1124:Divide and conquer
919:Military operation
884:Tactical objective
383:Fire-control radar
360:Electronic-warfare
3398:Theater (warfare)
3381:
3380:
3348:
3347:
3233:brigadier general
3133:second lieutenant
2846:. pp. 12–14.
2528:(1914–1918), the
2459:combat operations
2394:
2393:
2025:
2024:
1917:Horses in warfare
1864:Anti-war movement
1767:Gunboat diplomacy
1757:Disaster response
1705:Philosophy of war
1700:Principles of war
1673:Deterrence theory
1618:Right of conquest
1541:Lanchester's laws
1309:Principles of war
999:Counter-offensive
984:Military campaign
889:Target saturation
812:Counterinsurgency
421:Gun data computer
355:Close air support
317:Aircraft carriers
3405:
3373:
3366:
3359:
3168:first lieutenant
3138:first lieutenant
3049:
3048:
3043:
3029:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3021:
3015:
3008:
2996:
2989:Odom, William E.
2984:
2975:
2945:
2944:
2942:
2941:
2926:
2920:
2914:
2908:
2902:
2896:
2893:
2887:
2881:
2875:
2869:
2860:
2854:
2848:
2847:
2845:
2831:
2825:
2824:
2809:
2803:
2802:
2800:
2799:
2776:
2770:
2769:
2758:
2752:
2751:
2749:
2748:
2737:
2731:
2730:
2728:
2727:
2716:
2680:Locus of control
2643:World War I
2587:RAND Corporation
2538:military regions
2508:
2507:
2498:
2497:
2060:
2051:
2044:
2037:
2028:
2027:
2017:
2010:
2003:
1772:Humanitarian aid
1710:Security dilemma
1531:Power projection
1314:Economy of force
1294:Chain of command
1009:Defence in depth
994:Commerce raiding
817:Defeat in detail
153:Defense ministry
57:
48:
47:
38:
26:
25:
3413:
3412:
3408:
3407:
3406:
3404:
3403:
3402:
3383:
3382:
3377:
3341:
3336:
3323:
3311:
3306:
3299:2+ field armies
3293:
3281:
3278:colonel general
3274:100,000–300,000
3231:
3218:
3213:
3201:
3188:
3176:
3171:
3158:
3153:
3141:
3136:
3123:
3111:
3106:
3093:
3081:
3058:Typical numbers
3019:
3017:
3013:
3006:
2972:
2954:
2949:
2948:
2939:
2937:
2928:
2927:
2923:
2915:
2911:
2903:
2899:
2894:
2890:
2882:
2878:
2870:
2863:
2855:
2851:
2843:
2832:
2828:
2818:
2812:
2810:
2806:
2797:
2795:
2793:
2777:
2773:
2760:
2759:
2755:
2746:
2744:
2739:
2738:
2734:
2725:
2723:
2718:
2717:
2713:
2708:
2651:
2615:
2482:
2461:within the TO.
2448:
2436:) as one that:
2416:
2395:
2390:
2314:
2257:
2200:
2135:
2124: ●●●
2069:
2062:
2058:
2055:
2021:
1992:
1991:
1942:
1932:
1931:
1897:
1889:
1888:
1829:
1819:
1818:
1792:Multilateralism
1777:Law enforcement
1737:
1727:
1726:
1695:Just war theory
1653:
1643:
1642:
1593:Geneva Protocol
1563:
1553:
1552:
1526:
1516:
1515:
1457:
1447:
1446:
1354:
1344:
1343:
1284:
1274:
1273:
1239:
1229:
1228:
1159:Network-centric
1079:
1069:
1068:
976:
966:
965:
914:
904:
903:
852:Rapid dominance
757:
747:
746:
702:Electromagnetic
611:
601:
600:
587:
540:
488:
464:
454:
453:
449:Combat training
430:
407:
373:Combat systems:
369:
331:
327:Auxiliary ships
293:
253:
249:Military police
215:
138:
128:
127:
67:
41:
40:
39:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3411:
3401:
3400:
3395:
3379:
3378:
3376:
3375:
3368:
3361:
3353:
3350:
3349:
3346:
3345:
3330:
3329:4+ army groups
3327:
3316:
3315:
3300:
3297:
3286:
3285:
3275:
3272:
3266:
3265:
3260:
3257:
3251:
3250:
3245:
3242:
3236:
3235:
3225:
3222:
3206:
3205:
3195:
3192:
3181:
3180:
3165:
3162:
3146:
3145:
3130:
3127:
3116:
3115:
3113:staff sergeant
3100:
3097:
3086:
3085:
3078:lance corporal
3075:
3072:
3066:
3065:
3059:
3056:
3045:
3044:
3036:
3035:
3027:
3026:
2997:
2985:
2976:
2970:
2953:
2950:
2947:
2946:
2921:
2909:
2897:
2888:
2886:, p. 374.
2876:
2861:
2849:
2837:(March 1986).
2826:
2804:
2791:
2771:
2753:
2732:
2710:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2703:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2650:
2647:
2614:
2611:
2481:
2478:
2447:
2444:
2434:theatrum belli
2415:
2414:Theater of war
2412:
2392:
2391:
2389:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2361:Combat command
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2322:
2320:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2312:
2297:
2296:
2281:
2280:
2265:
2263:
2259:
2258:
2256:
2255:
2244:
2243:
2228:
2227:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2201:
2199:
2198:
2183:
2182:
2163:
2162:
2143:
2141:
2137:
2136:
2134:
2133:
2126:
2125:
2110:
2109:
2098:
2097:
2090:
2089:
2074:
2072:
2064:
2063:
2054:
2053:
2046:
2039:
2031:
2023:
2022:
2020:
2019:
2012:
2005:
1997:
1994:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1957:Military terms
1954:
1949:
1943:
1938:
1937:
1934:
1933:
1930:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1898:
1895:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1887:
1886:
1881:
1876:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1830:
1825:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1811:
1810:
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1907:War resister
1902:Women in war
1797:Peacekeeping
1742:Arms control
1687:
1376:Mobilization
1371:Conscription
1329:Intelligence
1282:Organization
1213:
928:
857:Encirclement
737:Radiological
673:Conventional
527:Subterranean
434:Development:
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297:Naval units:
296:
289:Signal corps
256:
234:Intelligence
219:Specialties:
218:
143:Organization
94:Early modern
3224:1,000–5,500
2655:Battlespace
2583:Lake Baikal
2386:Combat team
2376:Battlegroup
2341:Field force
1912:War studies
1735:Non-warfare
1663:Appeasement
1628:Martial law
1467:War economy
1406:Transgender
1359:Recruitment
1119:Containment
1004:Culminating
912:Operational
832:Envelopment
775:Air assault
656:Air cavalry
616:Air defence
596:Information
497:Cold-region
462:Battlespace
411:Historical:
257:Land units:
183:Space force
178:Coast guard
111:Late modern
72:Prehistoric
3387:Categories
3290:army group
3270:field army
3143:lieutenant
2940:2011-08-31
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2346:Task force
2326:Detachment
2285:Army group
2269:Field army
1972:War crimes
1962:Operations
1869:Foot drill
1839:Battle cry
1752:deterrence
1411:Harassment
1386:Specialism
1209:Technology
1204:Succession
1149:Liberation
1084:Asymmetric
1019:Empty fort
930:Blitzkrieg
899:Withdrawal
862:Investment
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3063:commander
3020:8 October
2917:Odom 1998
2872:Holm 2015
2636:The term
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2205:Formation
2167:Battalion
1859:War novel
1762:Grey-zone
1722:War games
1683:Overmatch
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1568:Armistice
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1104:Cold war
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