Red Army

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Etymology

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.

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