The Red Army was involved in armed conflicts in the Republic of China during the Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), the Soviet invasion of Xinjiang (1934), when it was assisted by White Russian forces, and the Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) in Northwestern China.

2025年1月27日 · Red Army, Soviet army created by the Communist government after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Political advisers called commissars were attached to all army units to watch over the reliability of officers and to carry out political propaganda among the troops.

Established in January 1918 by the Bolsheviks as the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, it rivalled what was collectively known as the White Army during the Russian Civil War. During World War Two it constituted the largest of the Allied land forces in Europe, and it was the Red Army which captured the Nazi capital, Berlin, in 1945.

Red Army uniforms from the Civil War period. The Red Army was the military force of the Soviet regime. Formed at the beginning of 1918, it was called into action to defend the new regime during the Russian Civil War.

To 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 Europe and to protect against attack from Europe.

The Red Army was a paradoxical force created by a party deeply suspicious of regular armies. It had many problems and flaws, but its creation was a prerequisite to the Bolshevik victory in the Civil War.

Red 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 administrator. Formed of workers and peasants, it initially lacked an officers’ corps, and Trotsky was forced to mobilize officers of the former imperial army until a ...

The Red Army was the biggest land force in the Allied victory in Europe during World War II, and its invasion of Manchuria helped lead to Japan's surrender. On the Eastern Front, it caused 75–80% of the casualties suffered by German forces and ultimately captured Berlin .

2024年12月20日 · The Red Army, also known as the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, played a central role in World War II, referred to in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War. From defending against the German invasion in 1941 to capturing Berlin in 1945, the Red Army’s efforts were pivotal in the Allied victory.

The Chinese Red Army, formally the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army [a] or just the Red Army, was the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party from 1928 to 1937. It was formed when Communist elements of the National Revolutionary Army splintered and mutinied in the Nanchang Uprising.