Red Army
The armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991.Formed at the beginning of the Russian civil war in the middle of the First World War.The initial Red Army wasn't a professional army, made up of armed citizen and white army deserters.In
the 30's it saw a massive armament efforts and modernizations by getting tanks, anti tank weapons, rifles and artillery improvements over the years.Though numbers were on their side, usually it lacked in strategy and logistics which was proven many times where
the poles and the Baltic states managed to repel the the Red Army in
the 20's and the Finnish in the late 30's. (though eventually a Soviet victory)In 1941 it was pushed to it's limits during the
Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.It lost somewhere in between 7.000.000 to 20.000.000 men.This was mostly due to encirclements and disastrous counter attacks.By 1943 the Soviets were on equal footing with the Germans in terms of strength and were planning a major offensive.It also saw the end of the Battle for
Stalingrad, the most deadly battle known to history.The Red Army was the first to arrive in Berlin 1945 and continued to fight proxy wars during the cold war (1945 - 1991).It was dissolved in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union and became the Armed Forces of
Russian Federation.(Know that there is also the Chinese Red Army which still is in service to this day as the CCP, Chinese Communist Party, is still in power)
Red Army
by Moll Esther on Nov 15, 2011 02:08:10
A style of driving marked by utter
fearlessness and a complete disregard for human life, inclusive of the driver and any passengers.
The default driving style of anyone who has ever been trained to operate a vehicle in the armed forces of the former USSR.
Example:
"Don't ever accept
a ride from
Timur if you value your life. He
drives Red Army style!"
red army
by Gumba Gumba on Mar 06, 2004 21:32:40
The massive army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or
USSR for short. Something that struck fear into the free world for forty years. Contrary to what the
western propaganda said, the red army was too weak after WWII to take on the rest of Europe. But they
still would have owned America in a nuke war.
red army
by king kong NINJA on Apr 21, 2004 06:51:46
a euphimism for the
menstrual period of a woman. similar in that it leaves destruction in its wake and can make those opposed to it feel like they have a
cachet of
nuclear weapons pointed at them at all times.
Example:
no i've been
pretty nice to her this weekend. the red
army's on the march and i don't want to
stir up any wrath.
Red Army Choir
by laffinluke3 on Nov 15, 2018 13:43:45
The best group of people that ever
existed. Great singing talent, great songs. Basically
Gods. They will be
missed by everyone.
Example:
A moment of silence to remember
the death of the Red Army
Choir on CChristmas
2016.
Red Army Purge
by HistoryBuff on Jan 10, 2005 08:59:18
The purge of the Red Army was supported by fabricated evidence that German counter-intelligence had introduced through an
intermediary, President Beneš of Czechoslovakia. This forged evidence purported to show correspondence between Marshal Tukhachevsky and members of the German high command. However the actual evidence introduced at trial was obtained from forced confessions. The purge of the army removed 3 of 5 marshals, 13 of 15 army generals, 8 of 9 admirals, 50 of 57 army corps generals,
154 out of
186 division generals, 16 of 16 army commissars, and 25 of 28 army corps commissars.