The Red Army was the army of Soviet Russia (1918–1922) and the Soviet Union (1922–1946).

Red Army may also refer to:

Armies

Insurgent, militia, militant and terrorist groups

  • Red Army Faction (1970–1998), a far-left militant terrorist group in Germany
  • Red Army Faction (1968-1971), a far-left communist militant organization originating in Japan
  • Japanese Red Army (1971–2001), an international communist terrorist group originating in Japan
  • United Red Army (1971–1972), a Japanese far-left domestic terrorist group
  • Lal Sena ("Red Army", 1974–1990), a communist militia group in northwestern India
  • Red Army of Turin, Italy, formed in 1919 to defend socialist activities
  • Red Brigades (1970–2000s), a violent Italian insurgent group
  • Ruhr Red Army (1920), a large military organisation of the Ruhr Workers Councils in Germany

Sports

  • HC CSKA Moscow, the ice hockey team of the Central Sports Army Club in Moscow, Russia, often called "Red Army" by English speakers
  • Persepolis F.C., a football team from Tehran, Iran, often called "Red Army" by media and supporters
  • Red Army, another name for the Russian Five ice hockey line of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL in the 1990s
  • Red Army (football), football hooligan firm of Manchester United FC, England

Other

See also

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