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Operation Anadyr

BelligerentsSoviet UnionCommanders and leadersIssa PliyevGiorgi AbashviliStrength47,000 troopsthree R-12 missile regimentstwo R-14 missile regimentsOperation Anadyr (Russian: Анадырь) was the code name used by the Soviet Union for its Cold War secret operation in 1962 of deploying ballistic missiles, medium-range bombers, and a division of mechanized infantry to Cuba to create an army group that would be able to prevent an invasion of the island by United States forces.

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