Red Army

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Etymology

Calque of Russian Красная Армия (Krasnaja Armija). The red was the traditional color of the communist movement which was the official ideology of the Soviets at the period.

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the Red Army

  1. (historical, military) Name of the Soviet army in the period 1918–1946.
  2. (historical, informal, military) The Soviet Armed Forces.
  3. (historical, military) The Chinese Red Army.
  4. (informal, military) The Russian Armed Forces, especially the Ground Forces component.

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