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After World War II, on 29 June 1945, a treaty was signed between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, ceding Carpatho-Ukraine officially to the Soviet Union. Following the capture of Prague by the Red Army in May 1945 the Soviets withdrew in December 1945 as part of an agreement that all Soviet and US troops leave the country.
Pages in category "Red Army units and formations of World War II" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First formed during Russian Civil War from the 2nd Ukrainian Red Army and the Crimean Red Army and fought in the Southern and Southwestern Fronts. 16th Army: First formed during the Russian Civil War from the Lithuanian-Belorussian Red Army and fought on the Western Front. Red Army of the Northern Caucasus: In the Caucasus, 1918. Ukrainian Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, [a] often shortened to the Red Army, [b] 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 a decree of the Council of People's Commissars [1] to oppose the military forces of the new nation's adversaries during the Russian Civil War, especially the various groups ...
The Red Army's cavalry forces was gradually expanded during the interwar period, reaching a peak in 1936, when the Red Army included 36 cavalry divisions. However, the increasing demand for mechanized units resulted in drastic reductions in the Red Army cavalry force during the last few years before the German invasion of the Soviet Union in ...
Winter War (World War II) Finland: The Soviets failed to conquer Finland and suffered heavy casualties and material losses, but annexed 9% of Finnish territory in the ensuing peace treaty. The USSR was expelled from the League of Nations as a result of the war. 1941–45 Eastern Front (WWII) (World War II) Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Eastern Europe
World War II: No Shanghai: 1937–1945 No Austria: 1938 Austria Germany: Anschluss: Events preceding World War II in Europe: Yes: Sudetenland [47] 1938 Czechoslovakia: Munich Agreement: Yes: Bohemia and Moravia: 1939–1945 Occupation of Czechoslovakia: No Memel Territory: 1939–1945 Lithuania: Occupation of Memel: Yes: Albania: 1939–1945 ...
During the first occupation of the town by the Red Army, on 21 April or 22 a higher Soviet officer was shot. After that the Wehrmacht briefly returned. After the second occupation of the town, Red Army soldiers rounded up the civilians and shot the adult men in a nearby forest. The official estimate is between 30 and 166 civilian victims.