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The Soviet armed forces include five separate components: the strategic rocket forces, the ground forces, the air forces, the air defense forces, and the naval forces. The generic term "Soviet Army" normally includes all but the naval forces. This manual concentrates on the largest of these components, the Soviet ground forces. Highly modernized organization and equipment combine to make the present Soviet ground forces the most powerful land army in the world, with unprecedented flexibility, mobility, and firepower.

The Commander in Chief (CINC)