The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, generally known as the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, of the Soviet Union, established in January 1918 by decree of the Council of People's Commissars. It provided the largest ground force in the Allied victory in the European theatre of the Second World War. In February 1946 the Red Army, the main component of the Soviet Armed Forces alongside the Soviet Navy, was renamed the Soviet Army. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Force TypeMass conscript army with mechanized, armored and combined-arms formations 1 Founded Year CountrySoviet Union (Russian Soviet Republic before 1922) 1 Force Type
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Source Wikipedia: T-34
Doctrines Developed
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Fought In
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The Bolshevik Red Army, built by Trotsky, defeated the White armies in the 1917-1923 Russian Civil War
The Soviet Red Army invaded Finland in the 1939-40 Winter War, suffering heavy losses against determined Finnish defense
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Source Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
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Source Wikipedia: R-16 (missile)
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Source Wikipedia: T-34
Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55
Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55
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WikipediaLead section
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often referred by its shortened name as the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.
- Origins section
- Introduction
- Fought In: Eastern Front (World War II)
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Wikipedia: T-34
Wikipedia- Associated With: T-34
Operates: T-34, Lead
The T-34 was the mainstay of the Soviet Red Army armoured forces throughout the war.
View the Source Wikipedia: Deep operation
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Deep Operation (Deep Battle), Roots of deep battle section
In response to his efforts and in acceptance of the methodology, the Red Army produced the Provisional Instructions for Organizing the Deep Battle manual in 1933. This was the first time that "deep battle" was mentioned in official Red Army literature.
Practices: Deep Operation (Deep Battle), Lead
The Soviets developed the concept of deep battle and by 1936 it had become part of the Red Army field regulations.
View the Source Wikipedia: V-2 rocket
WikipediaOperates: V-2 Rocket, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: R-2 (missile)
Operates: R-2 (missile), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: R-16 (missile)
Operates: R-16 (missile), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: ROKS Flamethrowers
Operates: ROKS Flamethrowers, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: PV-1 machine gun
Operates: PV-1 machine gun, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: S-25 Berkut
Operates: S-25 Berkut, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the Source Wikipedia: Valentine tank
Operates: Valentine tank, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Valentine tank, Infobox: used_by
British Army, Red Army, New Zealand Army
Wikipedia: Korovin pistol
Operates: Korovin pistol, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Korovin pistol, Infobox: used_by
NKVD Red Army Gosbank
Wikipedia: M4 Sherman
WikipediaOperates: M4 Sherman Tank, Infobox: unit_costQuote, Operates: M4 Sherman Tank, Infobox: unit_cost
$44,556-64,455 in 1945 dollars, depending upon variant ($803,988-$1,163,054 in 2025 dollars) 48,000 man-hours
Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Gun
WikipediaOperates: Thompson Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Thompson Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article text
These submachine guns were used to a limited extent by the Red Army.
Wikipedia: Mosin-Nagant Rifle
WikipediaOperates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article text
From February 1944, this type of carbine was issued to Red Army infantry troops as a replacement for the standard rifle.
Wikipedia: Nagant M1895
Operates: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Wikipedia article text
Nagant revolvers were used by the NKVD and Red Army units until the end of World War II, with a total of 2,000,000 produced.
Wikipedia: Mark I Tank
WikipediaOperates: Mark I Tank, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mark I Tank, Wikipedia article text
Most were captured and used by the Red Army in the Russian Civil War.
Wikipedia: T-54/T-55
WikipediaOperates: T-55, Wikipedia article text
It was accepted for service with the Red Army on 8 May.
Operates: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia article text
It was accepted for service with the Red Army on 8 May.
View the Source Wikipedia: DShK
Operates: DShK, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DShK, Wikipedia article text
During World War II, the DShK was used by the Red Army, with a total of 9,000 produced during the war.
Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
Operates: PPS-43, Wikipedia article text
The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies.
Operates: PPS Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article text
The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies.
View the SourceWikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
Operates: DP-27 Machine Gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DP-27 Machine Gun, Wikipedia article text
It was adopted by the Red Army on 27 May 1942.
Wikipedia: PTRD-41
Operates: PTRD-41, Lead sectionQuote, Operates: PTRD-41, Lead section
The PTRD-41 (Russian: Противотанковое однозарядное ружьё образца 1941 года системы Дегтярёва (ПТРД), romanized: Protivotankovoye odnozaryadnoye ruzhyo obraztsa 1941 goda sistemy Degtyaryova, lit. 'Anti-tank single-shot gun pattern 1941, Degtyaryov system') is an anti-tank rifle that was produced and used from 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II.
Wikipedia: SVT-40
Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article text
Production of the Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 bolt-action rifle continued, and it remained the standard-issue rifle to Red Army troops, with the SVT-40 more often issued to non-commissioned officers and elite units like the naval infantry.
Wikipedia: PPD-40
Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article text
The PPD officially went into military service with the Red Army in 1935 as the PPD-34, although it was not produced in large quantities.
Wikipedia: SU-76
Operates: SU-76, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: SU-76, Wikipedia article text
In July 1943, the SU-15M under the army designation SU-76M was adopted by the Red Army.
Wikipedia: BA-64
Operates: BA-64, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BA-64, Wikipedia article text
The BA-64 was developed between July and November 1941 to replace the BA-20 then in service with armoured car units of the Red Army.
Wikipedia: BT-7
Operates: BT-7, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BT-7, Wikipedia article text
The BT-7 continued to be operated by the armored and mechanized forces of the Red Army for almost the entire war, but in greatly-decreased numbers after 1941.
Wikipedia: DS-39
Operates: DS-39, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DS-39, Wikipedia article text
The work on the gun's design began in 1930, and it was accepted by the Red Army in September, 1939.
Wikipedia: BTR-40
Operates: BTR-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BTR-40, Wikipedia article text
It was issued to the Red Army in 1950 and was used in the APC, reconnaissance and command post roles.
Wikipedia: IS-2
WikipediaOperates: IS-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: IS-2, Operators
Red Army: Heavy Breakthrough Tank from 1944-1945.
MilitaryFactory.com: Yakovlev Yak-9 (Frank)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Yak-9, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Yak-9, Operators
[ Albania; Bulgaria; China; France; Hungary; Mongolia; North Korea; Poland; Soviet Union; Yugoslavia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz III)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: StuG III, OperatorsQuote, Operates: StuG III, Operators
[ Nazi Germany; Finland; Soviet Union ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Tokarev TT-33
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Tokarev TT-33 Pistol, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Tokarev TT-33 Pistol, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Angola; China; Congo-Brazzaville; Egypt; Guinea-Bissau; Iraq; Indonesia; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Libya; Madagascar; Malta; Mongolia; Mozambique; Romania; Soviet Union; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zambia; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Half-Track Car M2
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: M2 half-track car, OperatorsQuote, Operates: M2 half-track car, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
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