the red army

English - Turkish

Definition of the red army in English Turkish dictionary: Kızıl ordu
O, Kızıl Ordu Fraksiyonu'nun bir üyesiydi. - She was a member of the Red Army Faction.; Kızılordu
the army: askeri kanat
the army: ordu

English - English

Definition of the red army in English English dictionary
Red Army: {i} army of the Former Soviet Union, Soviet Army
Red Army: the army of the former Soviet Union. This was its official name from 1918 until 1946, but people still used the name Red Army after that. Army of the Soviet Union. Formed in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917, its first civilian leader was Leon Trotsky, who proved a brilliant strategist and administrator. Formed of workers and peasants, it initially lacked an officers' corps, and Trotsky was forced to mobilize officers of the former imperial army until a new, politically reliable corps could be trained. The Communist Party placed commissars in all army units to ensure political orthodoxy. Joseph Stalin purged the military leadership in 1937, leaving the army demoralized and unprepared for the German surprise attack in 1941. It recovered sufficiently by 1945 to have forces numbering more than 11 million, surpassed in strength only by the U.S. Army. In 1946 it was renamed the Soviet Army. In 1960 the commissars' duties were transferred to army officers. See also Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

the red army

Hyphenation

the Red ar·my

dhi red ärmi

/ᴛʜē ˈred ˈärmē/ /ðiː ˈrɛd ˈɑːrmiː/

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