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The '''Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, {{wp|Romanization of Russian|tr.}} ''Voorujhyonnyiye Silyi Soyuza Sovyetskih Sotsialistichyeskih Ryespublik''), commonly known as the '''Soviet Armed Forces''', are the combined {{wp|Military|military forces}} of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. Combined, they comprise the world's largest military in terms of {{wp|Active duty|active-duty personnel}}, with 5.5 million personnel in total. The Soviet Armed Forces consists of the [[Soviet Ground Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Army]], [[Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Strategic Rocket Forces]], [[Soviet Air Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Forces]], [[Soviet Air Defence Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Defence Forces]], [[Soviet Naval Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Navy]], and the [[Soviet Space Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Space Forces]]. | The '''Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, {{wp|Romanization of Russian|tr.}} ''Voorujhyonnyiye Silyi Soyuza Sovyetskih Sotsialistichyeskih Ryespublik''), commonly known as the '''Soviet Armed Forces''', are the combined {{wp|Military|military forces}} of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. Combined, they comprise the world's largest military in terms of {{wp|Active duty|active-duty personnel}}, with 5.5 million personnel in total. The Soviet Armed Forces consists of the [[Soviet Ground Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Army]], [[Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Strategic Rocket Forces]], [[Soviet Air Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Forces]], [[Soviet Air Defence Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Air Defence Forces]], [[Soviet Naval Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Navy]], and the [[Soviet Space Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Space Forces]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:45, 27 October 2022
Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
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Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик Voorujhyonnyiye Silyi Soyuza Sovyetskih Sotsialistichyeskih Ryespublik | |
Founded | 23 February 1918 |
Current form | February 25, 1946 |
Service branches | Soviet Ground Forces (Army) Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Soviet Air Forces Soviet Air Defence Forces Soviet Naval Forces Soviet Space Forces |
Headquarters | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Leadership | |
General Secretary | Sabrican Garayev |
Minister of Defence | Djohn Dou |
Chief of the General Staff | Djohn Dou |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18-35 |
Conscription | 2 years (Army & Air Force) 3 years (Navy) |
Available for military service | 60,931,616 males, age 18-35, 63,893,299 females, age 18-35 |
Active personnel | 5.5 million (est.) (ranked 1st) |
Reserve personnel | 38.2 million |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $524 billion (official, 2020) |
Percent of GDP | 5% |
The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, tr. Voorujhyonnyiye Silyi Soyuza Sovyetskih Sotsialistichyeskih Ryespublik), commonly known as the Soviet Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of the Soviet Union. Combined, they comprise the world's largest military in terms of active-duty personnel, with 5.5 million personnel in total. The Soviet Armed Forces consists of the Army, Strategic Rocket Forces, Air Forces, Air Defence Forces, Navy, and the Space Forces.