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Does the Soviet army still exist?
In February 1946, the Red Army (which embodied the main component of the Soviet Armed Forces alongside the Soviet Navy) was renamed the "Soviet Army" - which in turn became the Russian Army on 7 May 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
What is the highest ranking Soviet medal?
The Order of Victory was the highest military decoration in the Soviet Armed Forces for World War II service, and one of the rarest in the world due to the small number of recipients.
What was the largest size of the Soviet army?
Soviet Army | |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | 3,668,075 active (1991), peak 14,332,483 in 1945) 4,129,506 reserve (1991), peak 17,383,291 in 1945 |
Nickname(s) | "Red Army" |
What are Soviet soldiers called?
Thus, a Soviet soldier, hitherto known as a krasnoarmiich (“Red Army man”), was subsequently called simply a ryadovoy (“ranker”). Discipline in the Soviet forces was always strict and punishments severe; during World War II, penal battalions were given suicidal tasks.
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