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See all on WikipediaThe Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by Leon Trotsky to oppose the military forces of the new nation's adversaries during the Russian Civil … See more
In September 1917, Vladimir Lenin wrote: "There is only one way to prevent the restoration of the police, and that is to create a people's militia and to fuse it with the army (the standing army to be replaced by the … See more
Military administration after the October Revolution was taken over by the People's Commissariat of War and Marine affairs headed by a … See more
The Bolshevik authorities assigned to every unit of the Red Army a political commissar, or politruk, who had the authority to override unit commanders' decisions if they … See more
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2. ^ Davies, Norman (5 November 2006), "How we didn't win the war ... but the Russians did" See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WEBMar 7, 2024 · Red Army, Soviet army created by the Communist government after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Political advisers …
- The Red Army was founded by Leon Trotsky. As People’s Commissar for Military and Naval …
- Discipline in the Red Army was strict. Discipline in the Red Army was uncompromising and …
- The Red Army’s officer corps was drastically purged before World War Two. The Red …
- The Red Army’s victory on the Eastern Front was decisive. For over four years and across a …
- The Red Army captured Berlin. The Nazi capital of Berlin was captured by the Red Army in …
The Soviet Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, the Red Army (1918–1946) and the Soviet Army (1946–1991), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922) and the Soviet Union (1922–1991) from their beginnings in the Russian Civil War of 1917–1923 to the collapse of the USSR in 1991. In May 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued decrees f…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Active personnel: 5,300,000 (1985)
- Reserve personnel: 35,745,000
- Military age: 18–35
WEBRed Army, Army of the Soviet Union. Formed in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917 , its first civilian leader was Leon Trotsky , who proved a brilliant strategist and …
WEBThe Red Army was the military force of the Soviet regime. It was formed in 1918, called into action to defend the new regime during the Russian Civil War. When the Bolsheviks seized power in October 1917 their only …
WEBTo establish and secure the USSR's eastern European geopolitical interests, Red Army troops who liberated eastern Europe from Nazi rule in 1945 remained in place to secure pro-Soviet régimes in Eastern …
WEBIn February 1946, the Red Army (which embodied the main component of the Soviet Armed Forces alongside the Soviet Navy) was renamed the "Soviet Army" - which in turn became the Russian Army on 7 May 1992, …
WEBMay 7, 2020 · In May 1945, the Red Army barreled into Berlin and captured the city, the final step in defeating the Third Reich and ending World War II in Europe. In one of the …
Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 - The New York Times
WEBFeb 16, 2006 · Nonfiction. By Catherine Merridale. 462 pages. $30. Metropolitan Books. Like the United States, the Soviet Union has its greatest generation. Between 1941 and …
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