What the records say
- When
- 25 Dec 1979 – 27 Dec 1979
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.53° N, 69.17° E
- Description
- 1979 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Baikal-79
1979–80 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
Operation Baikal-79 was the codename for the Soviet Union's military intervention in Afghanistan, initiated on December 25, 1979. The operation was aimed at taking control over approximately 20 key strongholds in and around Kabul, which included major military headquarters, communication centers and jails. It involved the deployment of approximately 30,000 Soviet troops into Afghanistan.
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