Red Army
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Soviets eventually pushed the German Army back and it was the advance of the Red Army and the prospect of another brutal occupation that drove Öpik to flee.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
In 1932, at age 13, he left that life behind to join the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, seeking survival in the guerrilla forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
When the Red Army occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s, it suffered around 15,000 killed over a decade, triggering protests at home and hastening the demise of the Soviet Union.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
Agents also found 18 rifle magazines, 9mm rounds and roughly 400 rounds of .223 Red Army ammunition, which are made in Russia, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
At that time the Soviet Red Army was the only military in the world that officially allowed women to go into combat.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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