Soviet armed forces

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The Soviet armed forces were the military organization of the Soviet Union, encompassing its army, navy, air force, and strategic missile forces as one of the world’s largest and most powerful militaries during the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance Warsaw Pact
alsoKnownAs Soviet armed forces
surface form: Armed Forces of the USSR

Soviet armed forces
surface form: Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet military
commanderTitle Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
conflict Cold War
World War II
surface form: Great Patriotic War

Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Korean War
Polish–Soviet War
Prague Spring
Russian Civil War
Soviet–Afghan War
Winter War
World War II
country Soviet Union
doctrine deep operation
nuclear deterrence
endTime 1991-12-31
era 20th century
followedBy Armed Forces of Belarus
Armed Forces of Kazakhstan
Ukrainian Navy
surface form: Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Armed Forces
surface form: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
hasPart Soviet Internal Troops
surface form: Internal Troops of the Soviet Union

Soviet Air Defense Forces
Soviet Air Forces
Red Army
surface form: Soviet Army

Soviet Border Troops
Soviet Navy
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
headquarters Moscow
ideology Marxism–Leninism
language Russian
militaryBranch air forces
ground forces
naval forces
strategic missile forces
nativeName Soviet armed forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Вооружённые Си́лы Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик
notableCommander Dmitry Ustinov
Georgy Zhukov
Joseph Stalin
Nikolai Bulganin
Sergei Akhromeyev
notableEvent Battle of Kursk
Battle of Stalingrad
capture of Berlin in 1945
nuclearWeaponsProgram Soviet nuclear weapons program
opposedTo NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

United States Armed Forces
partOf Soviet state apparatus
peakPersonnelStrength approximately 5,000,000
politicalAlignment Warsaw Pact
precededBy Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Navy
serviceType conscription
professional soldiers
shortName Soviet armed forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: ВС СССР
startTime 1918-01-28
status defunct
subordinateTo Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union

Soviet government
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

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United States delegation counterpartOrganization Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet military establishment
Soviet Naval Aviation serviceBranchOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
Yazov memberOf Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: Dmitry Yazov
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Grechko militaryBranch Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: Andrei Grechko
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
R-1 missile operator Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Army
Stavka of the Red Army partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Stavka of the Red Army hasAuthorityOver Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet armed services
2nd Baltic Front militaryBranchOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Pyotr Lashchenko partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the USSR usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet Airborne Forces partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet Reserve Front units partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Naval Staff of the RSFSR partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of the RSFSR
Izium salient involvedForce Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet forces
Soviet missile program operator Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Kapustin Yar operator Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Andrei Grechko employer Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Hanko Front in World War II evacuationBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet forces
Hanko naval base evacuatedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet forces
Akhromeyev memberOf Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: Sergei Akhromeyev
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Akhromeyev affiliation Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: Sergei Akhromeyev
this entity surface form: Soviet Army
Akhromeyev employer Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: Sergei Akhromeyev
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet military districts usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Հովհաննես Բաղրամյան militaryBranch Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: ԽՍՀՄ Զինված ուժեր
Commander of the Volkhov Front usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Deputy People’s Commissar of Defense of the USSR usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Dmitry Kozlov serviceIn Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Moscow Military District partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Defense Council of the USSR hasAuthorityOver Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of the USSR
Konstantin Leselidze affiliation Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Border Troops of the MGB partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet armed and security forces
RPG-7 usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
ZiS-6 truck primaryUser Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: ZiS-6
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
SKS primaryUser Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Kovrov Mechanical Plant usedBy Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
M38 carbine hasPrimaryUser Soviet armed forces
MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher serviceIn Soviet armed forces
subject surface form: MAZ-543
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Battle of Nietjärvi opponent Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet forces
Krasnoye Sormovo Factory client Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet 16th Air Army service Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
GSOFG partOf Soviet armed forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Armed Forces