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An army, besides the generalized meanings of ‘a country's armed forces’ or its ‘land forces’, is a type of formation in militaries of various countries, including the Soviet Union. This article serves a central point of reference for Soviet armies without individual articles, and explains some of the differences between Soviet armies ...
The Soviet Armed Forces, [a] also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, [b] 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.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Field armies of the Soviet Union" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total
List of armies of the Armed Forces of the USSR (1989–1991) – list of armies part of Soviet Armed Forces as of 1989–1991 and their status in the Former Soviet Union as of 2018. Note: Due to inconsistencies in various sources, the list may contain inaccuracies; A dash in the column "Predecessor" means that the army was a newly created ...
Pages in category "Army units and formations of the Soviet Union" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Soviet Union" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Organisations Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Weapons and armament
After announcing a willingness to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces, the Soviet Politburo changed its mind. On 4 November 1956, a large joint military force of the Warsaw Pact led by Moscow, entered Budapest to crush the armed resistance, killing thousands of civilians in the process.