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Red Army

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noun

  1. the Soviet army.


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With the Finnish border, and any hope of safety, more than a thousand miles away, he wants to keep Troy away from Red Army forces that are undoubtedly searching for him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

The campaigns to capture that oil and defeat the Red Army, as well as the Axis forces’ second front in North Africa, are the subjects of “1942: Hitler’s Gamble for Victory.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Many in Ukraine regard the UPA's members as heroes who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Soviet Red Army as well as Nazi Germany and Polish authorities.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Russian Army, the Red Army we called it, was closing in on us from the east.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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