Red Army
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Red Army was founded by Joseph Stalin, Nikolai Podvoisky, and Vladimir Lenin.
Key Facts
- Country: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[3], Soviet Union[4]
- Founder: Joseph Stalin[5], Nikolai Podvoisky[6], Vladimir Lenin[7]
- Named after: red[8]
- Follows: Russian Revolution Army[9]
- Followed by: Soviet Army[10]
- Part of: Soviet Russia Armed Forces[11], Soviet Armed Forces[12]
- Commons category: Army of the Soviet Union[13]
- Inception: January 15, 1918[14], February 23, 1918[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: February 25, 1946[16]
- Participated in conflict: Polish–Soviet War[17], Sino-Soviet conflict[18], Soviet invasion of Xinjiang[19], Soviet–Japanese border conflicts[20], Soviet invasion of Poland[21], Winter War[22], Soviet–Japanese War[23], anti-Soviet resistance by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army[24], Lithuanian partisans[25], Cursed soldiers[26], World War II[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Workers' and Peasants' Red Army[28]
- Replaces: Red Guards[29]
- Native label: Рабоче-крестьянская Красная армия[30]
- Short name: РККА[31]
- History of topic: History of the Red Army[32]
- Commanded by: Headquarters of the Supreme High Command[33]
- P14536: 353931[34]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Red Army include Red Army Faction[35], a terrorist organization[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1970[38]; Japanese Red Army[39], a guerrilla organization[40], founded in 1971[41], headquartered in Lebanon[42]; United Red Army[43], an armed organization[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1971[46]; Krasnoarmeysk[47], a city or town[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1928[50]; it[51], a film[52], directed by Gabe Polsky[53]; Bulevar kralja Aleksandra[54], a boulevard[55], in Serbia[56]; Krasnoarmeyskoye[57], a village[58], in Russia[59]; and Red Army Strait[60], a strait[61], in Russia[62].
Why It Matters
Red Army has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Red Army Faction[35], a terrorist organization[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1970[38]; Japanese Red Army[39], a guerrilla organization[40], founded in 1971[41], headquartered in Lebanon[42]; United Red Army[43], an armed organization[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1971[46]; Krasnoarmeysk[47], a city or town[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1928[50]; it[51], a film[52], directed by Gabe Polsky[53]; and Bulevar kralja Aleksandra[54], a boulevard[55], in Serbia[56].