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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!"
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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 '''Soviet Ground Forces''' ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: {{lang|ru|Советские сухопутные войска}}, {{wp|Romanization of Russian|romanized}}: {{lang|ru-Latn|Sovetskiye sukhoputnye voyska}}), 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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Revision as of 20:08, 23 August 2023

Soviet Ground Forces
Советские сухопутные войска
Red-army-star-symbol.png
Emblem of the Soviet Army
FoundedFebruary 25, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-25)
CountryFlag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (2022).png 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 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (2022).png
Emblem of the Soviet Ground ForcesRed-army-star-symbol.png

The Soviet Ground Forces (Russian: Советские сухопутные войска, romanized: Sovetskiye sukhoputnye voyska), 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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