Red Army
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The former Red Army is in an enfeebled state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
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
After that, they briefly went back to his hometown, only to find out that his father, who had been forced into the Soviet Red Army during the war, had been killed.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
He had his generals get to work on a springtime plan for crushing the Red Army near the city of Kursk, and hoped to get to Moscow that way.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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