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| unit_name = Soviet Ground Forces
| unit_name = Ground Forces of the USSR
| native_name = {{lang|ru|Советские сухопутные войска}}
| native_name = {{lang|ru|Сухопутные войска СССР}}
| image = Red-army-star-symbol.png
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| caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army
| caption = Emblem of the Soviet Ground Forces
| start_date = {{start date and age|1946|02|25|DMY}}
| start_date = {{start date and age|1946|02|25|DMY}}
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| country = [[File:Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (2022).png|23x17px]] [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]
| country = {{Flag|Soviet Union (TT)|name=Soviet Union}}
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| nickname = "{{wp|Red Army}}"
| nickname = "{{wp|Red Army}}"
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| motto = {{lang|ru|"За нашу Советскую Родину!"}}<br>{{lang|ru-Latn|"Za našu Sovetskuju Rodinu!"}}<br>"For our Soviet motherland!"
| motto = {{lang|ru|"За нашу Советскую Родину!"}}<br>{{lang|ru-Latn|"Za nashu Sovetskuyu Rodinu!"}}<br>"For our Soviet motherland!"
| colors = Red and yellow
| colors = Red and yellow
| march = {{wp|Invincible and Legendary}}
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The '''Soviet Ground Forces''' ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: {{lang|ru|Советские сухопутные войска}}, {{wp|Romanization of Russian|romanized}}: {{lang|ru-Latn|Sovetskie suhoputnye vojska}}), also known as the '''Soviet Army''' and popularly as the '''Red Army''', are the main {{wp|land warfare}} {{wp|service branch}} of the [[Soviet Armed Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Armed Forces]].
The '''Ground Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ('''Soviet Ground Forces'''; '''Ground Forces of the USSR''') ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: {{lang|ru|Сухопутные войска СССР}}, {{wp|Romanization of Russian|romanized}}: {{lang|ru-Latn|Sukhoputnye Voyska SSSR}}), also known as the '''Soviet Army''' and popularly as the '''Red Army''', are the main {{wp|land warfare}} {{wp|service branch}} of the [[Soviet Armed Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Armed Forces]].
 
Originally known as the the {{wp|Red Army|Workers' and Peasants' Red Army}} before 1946, the Soviet Ground Forces constitute the world's largest land warfare service branch by personnel count in the world, with a reported 3.67 million people actively serving in the army in 2020, and the second-largest land warfare service branch by budget. The Soviet Ground Forces constitute the [[Soviet Army (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Army]], also consisting of the [[Soviet Air Defence Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Defence Forces]], the [[Soviet Air Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Forces]], and the [[Strategic Rocket Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Strategic Rocket Forces]].
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 21 January 2024

Ground Forces of the USSR
Сухопутные войска СССР
Red-army-star-symbol.png
Emblem of the Soviet Ground Forces
FoundedFebruary 25, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-25)
Country Soviet Union
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size3,670,032 active (2020)
Nickname(s)"Red Army"
Motto(s)"За нашу Советскую Родину!"
"Za nashu Sovetskuyu Rodinu!"
"For our Soviet motherland!"
ColorsRed and yellow
MarchInvincible and Legendary
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefArmy General Davyd Loboda
Insignia
FlagFlag of the Soviet Union (TT).svg
Emblem of the Soviet Ground ForcesRed-army-star-symbol.png

The Ground Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Ground Forces; Ground Forces of the USSR) (Russian: Сухопутные войска СССР, romanized: Sukhoputnye Voyska SSSR), also known as the Soviet Army and popularly as the Red Army, are the main land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.

Originally known as the the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army before 1946, the Soviet Ground Forces constitute the world's largest land warfare service branch by personnel count in the world, with a reported 3.67 million people actively serving in the army in 2020, and the second-largest land warfare service branch by budget. The Soviet Ground Forces constitute the Soviet Army, also consisting of the Air Defence Forces, the Air Forces, and the Strategic Rocket Forces.

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