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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
Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик
Voorujhyonnyiye Silyi Soyuza Sovyetskih Sotsialistichyeskih Ryespublik'
Emblem of the Soviet Armed Forces
Emblem of the Soviet Armed Forces
Flag of the Soviet Union
The Flag of the Soviet Union is also used as a symbol of the Armed Forces.
Founded23 February 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02-23)
Current formFebruary 25, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-25)
Service branchesSoviet Ground Forces (Army)
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Soviet Air Forces
Soviet Air Defence Forces
Soviet Naval Forces
Soviet Space Forces
HeadquartersMoscow, Soviet Union
Leadership
General SecretarySabrican Garayev
Minister of DefenceDjohn Dou
Chief of the General StaffDjohn Dou
Manpower
Military age18-35
Conscription2 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 personnel5.5 million (est.) (ranked 1st)
Reserve personnel38.2 million
Expenditures
Budget$524 billion (official, 2020)
Percent of GDP5%

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.