Red Army
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Like many officers of his generation, Syrsky was born in Soviet Russia and studied at a Red Army academy in Moscow.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Omsk was ultimately captured by the Bolshevik Red Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Many in Ukraine regard the UPA, which existed in the 1940s and 1950s, as heroes who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Soviet Red Army, Nazi Germany and Polish authorities.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Mr. Burke’s chapters on the alliance between the Palestinian groups and West German leftists such as the Red Army Faction are especially strong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Early on, supplies became so short and the fighting so chaotic that many Red Army soldiers were reduced to wearing rags and going barefoot.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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