Sentence examples for soviet ground from inspiring English sources

"No plans extended into the phase of conflict following war and the likely use of nuclear weapons to stop the advancing Soviet ground forces," he told me.

The U.S. navy blockaded Cuba, and Soviet ground commanders had the authority to launch a missile attack, without approval from Moscow, if they perceived that an American invasion was under way.

General Vuono was to have left for Moscow this weekend on a trip planned at the invitation of Gen. Valentin K. Varennikov, commander of the Soviet ground forces that have recently gone to Vilnius to oversee Soviet military operations.

The discussion came after there had been intelligence reports of a strengthening of Soviet ground units that had been in a low state of readiness, reinforcement of air units and the movement of special forces.

After the defeat of Germany, Konev became supreme commissar for Austria (1945), succeeded Zhukov as commander in chief of Soviet ground forces (1946 50), and thereafter held various military posts on the ministerial level, including commander in chief of the Warsaw Pact forces (1955 60).

Massive Soviet ground forces invaded from the north.

The Soviet ground-to-air transmissions were not recorded.

While there, he wrote an analysis of Soviet ground-attack planning that became required reading at the school.

Named after a Soviet ground-attack fighter (apparently, the most produced plane during the war), Il-2 Sturmovik's reputation is a strong one.

But finally, the overwhelming Soviet strength ground down the defenders and the Finns decided to seek peace.

After an artillery bombardment and air strikes by Su-25s (Soviet-era ground-attack fighters), Ukrainian forces sent rebels fleeing from the strategically important towns of Sloviansk, which had been the insurrection's military headquarters, and Kramatorsk.