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Red Army

American  

noun

  1. the Soviet army.


Example Sentences

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The former Red Army is in an enfeebled state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

By the time the Red Army cautiously entered Auschwitz on 27 January 1945, only about 7,000 prisoners remained.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

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

As the Red Army mobilized its soldiers to fight for the USSR, civilians had to do all the defensive work they could.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein