The Red Army was the army of Soviet Russia (1918–1922) and the Soviet Union (1922–1946).

Red Army may also refer to:

Armies

  • Bavarian Red Army of the Bavarian Soviet Republic
  • Catholic and Royal Army of western French royalists opposed to the French Revolution, also known as the "Red Army" because of its Sacred Heart emblem
  • Chinese Red Army, later known as the People's Liberation Army
  • Hungarian Red Army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
  • Mongolian People's Army, the Red Army of Mongolia
  • Chechen Red Army , the Red Army of Chechnya

Insurgent, militia, militant and terrorist groups

  • Red Army Faction (1970–1998), a far-left militant terrorist group in Germany
  • Red Army Faction (1968–1971), a far-left communist militant organization originating in Japan
  • Japanese Red Army (1971–2001), an international communist terrorist group originating in Japan
  • United Red Army (1971–1972), a Japanese far-left far-left militant organization
  • Lal Sena ("Red Army", 1974–1990), a communist militia group in northwestern India
  • Red Army of Turin, Italy, formed in 1919 to defend socialist activities
  • Red Brigades (1970–2000s), a violent Italian insurgent group
  • Ruhr Red Army (1920), a large military organisation of the Ruhr Workers Councils in Germany

Sports

  • HC CSKA Moscow, the ice hockey team of the Central Sports Army Club in Moscow, Russia, often called "Red Army" in English
  • Persepolis F.C., a football team from Tehran, Iran, often called "Red Army" by media and supporters
  • Red Army, another name for the Russian Five ice hockey line of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL in the 1990s
  • Red Army (football), football hooligan firm of Manchester United FC, England

Other

  • Red Army, the opposing force to the Blue Army in the American web series machinima Red vs. Blue
  • Red Army (film), a 2014 documentary about the Soviet hockey team
  • Red Army (novel), a 1989 Cold War novel by Ralph Peters
  • Red Army Standard Ammunition, a brand and supplier of ammunition cartridges in the United States
  • Milwaukee Electric Tool enthusiasts are often called the “Red Army”

See also

  • Red Guards (disambiguation)
  • Red Ribbon Army in Dragon Ball
  • Soviet Army, successor of the Red Army