Home›Weapons Systems›Operator›Red ArmyArmed Forces and UnitsRed ArmyAlso Known As RKKA (Workers' and Peasants' Red Army)ModernReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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/FactsRed ArmyConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsForce TypeWell-attestedMass conscript army with mechanized, armored and combined-arms formations 1Founded YearWell-attested1918 1CountryWell-attestedSoviet Union (Russian Soviet Republic before 1922) 1Force TypeForce Type (category)Well-attestedArmy 1Red ArmyFilter Results33 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAircraft Machine Guns (1)Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines (1)Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (2)Ballistic Missiles (3)Ballistic Missiles of Europe (1)Ballistic Missiles of Russia and the Soviet Union (2)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)Fighter and Multirole Aircraft (1)General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns (1)Heavy Machine Guns (1)Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers (1)Light Machine Guns (1)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (1)Pistols and Revolvers (3)Revolvers (1)Rifles and Carbines (2)Self-Propelled Artillery (1)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols (2)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Russia and the Soviet Union (2)Submachine Guns (4)Surface-to-Air and Air Defense Missiles (1)Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns (1)Tanks (8)Weapon Type or ClassAllAnti-tank rifle (1)Armored fighting vehicle (2)Armored scout car (1)Assault gun (1)Ballistic missile (1)Bolt-action rifle (1)cavalry tank (1)Fighter aircraft (1)guided missile (1)Heavy machine gun (1)Heavy tank (1)Heavy tank (first tank fielded in combat) (1)Infantry tank (1)Intercontinental ballistic missile (1)Light machine gun (1)Light self-propelled gun (1)Machine gun (1)Man-portable flamethrower (1)Medium machine gun (1)Medium tank (4)Semi-automatic pistol (2)Semi-automatic rifle (1)seven-shot, gas-seal revolver (1)Short-range ballistic missile (1)Submachine gun (4)CaliberAll.25 ACP (1).30 carbine (1).32 ACP (1).45 ACP (1).50 BMG (1)100 mm ammunition (1)100mm (1)105mm (1)10mm Auto (1)12.7x108mm (2)122mm (1)14.5x114mm (1)40mm (1)45mm (2)57mm (2)7.62x25mm (4)7.62x54mmR (7)7.62×25mm Tokarev (1)75mm (3)76.2mm (2)76.2×385 mm R (1)9x19mm (1)Introduced EraAll1891 (1)1895 (1)1916 (1)1918 (1)1926 (1)1928 (2)1931 (1)1935 (3)1938 (2)1939 (2)1940 (4)1941 (2)1942 (6)1944 (2)1948 (1)1950 (1)1951 (1)1955 (1)1958 (1)1961 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (12)Retired (23)Wars Used InAllAngolan Civil War (5)Boxer Rebellion (2)Cambodian Civil War (6)Chinese Civil War (7)First Balkan War (1)First Indochina War (8)First Sudanese Civil War (1)Gulf War (1)Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1)Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1)Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (1)Iran-Iraq War (6)Iraq War (3)Kargil War (1)Korean War (18)Kosovo War (2)Laotian Civil War (6)Ogaden War (2)Russian Civil War (3)Russo-Japanese War (2)Russo-Ukrainian War (7)Rwandan Civil War (1)Second Balkan War (1)Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (2)Second Sudanese Civil War (1)Sino-Indian War (1)Six-Day War (4)South African Border War (1)Soviet-Afghan War (2)Spanish Civil War (7)Sri Lankan Civil War (3)Syrian Civil War (3)Turkish War of Independence (1)Vietnam War (12)Winter War (8)World War I (2)World War II (23)Yemeni Civil War (1)Yom Kippur War (4)Yugoslav Wars (5)ManufacturerAllAlkett (1)American Locomotive Company (1)Auto-Ordnance Company (1)Baldwin Locomotive Works (1)Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (1)Cugir Arms Factory (1)Daimler-Benz (1)Daimler-Benz AG (1)Degtyarev plant (1)Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant (1)Fegyver- és Gépgyár (1)Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (1)GAZ (3)Kalashnikov Concern (2)Kirov Plant (1)Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 (1)Leningrad Voroshilov Factory (1)Lima Locomotive Works (1)Malyshev Factory (4)Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault (1)Metro-Cammell (1)MIAG (1)Mittelwerk (1)Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant (1)Norinco (1)NPO Energomash (1)NPO Lavochkin (1)Pivdenmash (2)Pressed Steel Car Company (1)Remington Arms (1)Sestroretsk arsenal (1)Tula Arms Plant (6)Uralmash (2)Uralvagonzavod (1)Vickers-Armstrongs (1)Volgograd Tractor Factory (1)Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1)William Foster & Co. (1)Z111 Factory (1)Zastava Arms (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 33BA-64Red ArmyBT-7Red ArmyBTR-40Red ArmyDP-27 Machine GunRed ArmyDS-39Red ArmyDShKRed ArmyIS-2Red ArmyKorovin pistolRed ArmyM2 half-track carRed ArmyM4 Sherman TankRed ArmyMark I TankRed ArmyMosin-Nagant RifleRed ArmyNagant M1895 RevolverRed ArmyPPD-40Red ArmyPPS Submachine GunRed ArmyPPS-43Red ArmyPTRD-41Red ArmyPV-1 machine gunRed ArmyR-16 (missile)Red ArmyR-2 (missile)Red ArmyROKS FlamethrowersRed ArmyS-25 BerkutRed ArmyStuG IIIRed ArmySU-76Red ArmySVT-40Red ArmyT-34Red ArmyT-54/T-55Red ArmyT-55Red ArmyThompson Submachine GunRed ArmyTokarev TT-33 PistolRed ArmyV-2 RocketRed ArmyValentine tankRed ArmyYak-9Red ArmyConnectionsAssociated WithT-34, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-34tier 2Doctrines DevelopedDeep Operation (Deep Battle), Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Deep operationtier 2Fought InEastern Front (World War II), Wars Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Red Armytier 2Russian Civil War, Wars Well-attested The Bolshevik Red Army, built by Trotsky, defeated the White armies in the 1917-1923 Russian Civil WarWinter War, Wars Well-attested The Soviet Red Army invaded Finland in the 1939-40 Winter War, suffering heavy losses against determined Finnish defenseOperatesBA-64, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BA-64BT-7, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BT-7BTR-40, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-40DP-27 Machine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gunDS-39, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: DS-39DShK, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: DShKIS-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: IS-2tier 2Korovin pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Korovin pistolM2 half-track car, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source MilitaryFactory.com: Half-Track Car M2M4 Sherman Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4Mark I Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mark I Tanktier 4Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mosin-Nagant Rifletier 2Nagant M1895 Revolver, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Nagant M1895PPD-40, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: PPD-40PPS Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: PPS submachine gunPPS-43, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: PPS submachine gunPTRD-41, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: PTRD-41PV-1 machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: PV-1 machine gunR-16 (missile), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: R-16 (missile)R-2 (missile), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: R-2 (missile)ROKS Flamethrowers, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: ROKS FlamethrowersS-25 Berkut, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: S-25 BerkutStuG III, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source MilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz III)SU-76, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: SU-76SVT-40, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: SVT-40T-34, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-34tier 2T-54/T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2Thompson Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Guntier 4Tokarev TT-33 Pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source MilitaryFactory.com: Tokarev TT-33V-2 Rocket, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: V-2 rockettier 4Valentine tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Valentine tankYak-9, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source MilitaryFactory.com: Yakovlev Yak-9 (Frank)PracticesDeep Operation (Deep Battle), Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Deep operationtier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InChinaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikidata: Red ArmyRussiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Wikipedia: Red Armytier 2WikipediaLead sectionThe 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 sectionIntroductionFought In: Eastern Front (World War II)View the SourceWikidata: Red ArmyWikidata Q200106, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)Wikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaAssociated With: T-34Operates: T-34, LeadThe T-34 was the mainstay of the Soviet Red Army armoured forces throughout the war.View the SourceWikipedia: Deep operationtier 2WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Deep Operation (Deep Battle), Roots of deep battle sectionIn 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), LeadThe Soviets developed the concept of deep battle and by 1936 it had become part of the Red Army field regulations.View the SourceWikipedia: V-2 rockettier 4WikipediaOperates: V-2 Rocket, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: R-2 (missile)Operates: R-2 (missile), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: R-16 (missile)Operates: R-16 (missile), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: ROKS FlamethrowersOperates: ROKS Flamethrowers, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: PV-1 machine gunOperates: PV-1 machine gun, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: S-25 BerkutOperates: S-25 Berkut, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'View the SourceWikipedia: Valentine tankOperates: Valentine tank, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Valentine tank, Infobox: used_byBritish Army, Red Army, New Zealand ArmyView the SourceWikipedia: Korovin pistolOperates: Korovin pistol, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Korovin pistol, Infobox: used_byNKVD Red Army GosbankView the SourceWikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4WikipediaOperates: 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-hoursView the SourceWikipedia: Thompson Submachine Guntier 4WikipediaOperates: Thompson Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Thompson Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article textThese submachine guns were used to a limited extent by the Red Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Mosin-Nagant Rifletier 2WikipediaOperates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article textFrom February 1944, this type of carbine was issued to Red Army infantry troops as a replacement for the standard rifle.View the SourceWikipedia: Nagant M1895Operates: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Nagant M1895 Revolver, Wikipedia article textNagant 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.View the SourceWikipedia: Mark I Tanktier 4WikipediaOperates: Mark I Tank, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mark I Tank, Wikipedia article textMost were captured and used by the Red Army in the Russian Civil War.View the SourceWikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2WikipediaOperates: T-55, Wikipedia article textIt was accepted for service with the Red Army on 8 May.Operates: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia article textIt was accepted for service with the Red Army on 8 May.View the SourceWikipedia: DShKOperates: DShK, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DShK, Wikipedia article textDuring World War II, the DShK was used by the Red Army, with a total of 9,000 produced during the war.View the SourceWikipedia: PPS submachine gunOperates: PPS-43, Wikipedia article textThe 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 textThe 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 gunOperates: DP-27 Machine Gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DP-27 Machine Gun, Wikipedia article textIt was adopted by the Red Army on 27 May 1942.View the SourceWikipedia: PTRD-41Operates: PTRD-41, Lead sectionQuote, Operates: PTRD-41, Lead sectionThe 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.View the SourceWikipedia: SVT-40Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article textProduction 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.View the SourceWikipedia: PPD-40Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article textThe PPD officially went into military service with the Red Army in 1935 as the PPD-34, although it was not produced in large quantities.View the SourceWikipedia: SU-76Operates: SU-76, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: SU-76, Wikipedia article textIn July 1943, the SU-15M under the army designation SU-76M was adopted by the Red Army.View the SourceWikipedia: BA-64Operates: BA-64, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BA-64, Wikipedia article textThe 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.View the SourceWikipedia: BT-7Operates: BT-7, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BT-7, Wikipedia article textThe 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.View the SourceWikipedia: DS-39Operates: DS-39, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: DS-39, Wikipedia article textThe work on the gun's design began in 1930, and it was accepted by the Red Army in September, 1939.View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-40Operates: BTR-40, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BTR-40, Wikipedia article textIt was issued to the Red Army in 1950 and was used in the APC, reconnaissance and command post roles.View the SourceWikipedia: IS-2tier 2WikipediaOperates: IS-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: IS-2, OperatorsRed Army: Heavy Breakthrough Tank from 1944-1945.View the SourceMilitaryFactory.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 ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz III)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: StuG III, OperatorsQuote, Operates: StuG III, Operators[ Nazi Germany; Finland; Soviet Union ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Tokarev TT-33MilitaryFactory.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 ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Half-Track Car M2MilitaryFactory.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 ]View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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