The Red Army is the official name of the types of armed forces: the ground forces and the air force.

Commanders and soldiers of the Red Army, 1930.

Plow and hammer inside the red star, emblem of the Red Army.
Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA) - the formation of the armed forces, the ground forces of the RSFSR in 1918-1922 and the ground component of the armed forces of the USSR in 1922-1946 (from 1917 to February 1918 - the Red Guard, in the period from November 1939 gradually all controls and the official name were changed from the Red Army to KA (Red Army), since 1946 - the Soviet ArmySoviet Army)
Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA) - the formation of the armed forces, the ground forces of the RSFSR in 1918-1922 and the ground component of the armed forces of the USSR in 1922-1946 (from 1917 to February 1918 - the Red Guard, in the period from November 1939 gradually all controls and the official name were changed from the Red Army to KA (Red Army), since 1946 - the Soviet Army)

The Red Army is the official name of the types of armed forces: the ground forces and the air force.
