Red Army (disambiguation)

Chiefly, a Red Army is a communist army. A list of all the past and present known Red Armies in existence throughout the world is below (and may need some maintenance):

• The (Workers' and Peasants') Red Army of the Soviet Union.
• The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, originally known as the (Chinese) Red Army.
• The Red Army of the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
• The Mongolian People's Army, the Red Army of Mongolia.
• The Hungarian Red Army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
• Red Army Faction, a militant group in Germany.
• Ruhr Red Army, military organisation of the Ruhr Workers Councils
• Red Army of Turin, formed in 1919 to defend socialist activities.
• Japanese Red Army, an insurgent group in Japan.
• Red Brigades, an Italian insurgent group.

Other uses of the term:

• The name Red Army was also a term used by John Garang during the Second Sudanese Civil War. It was the name given to the large groups of boys who fled to Ethiopia between 1983 and 1990. In the Ethiopian refugee camps, the Red Army trained with the Sudan People's Liberation Army, or the SPLA, to fight for Southern Sudan's Independence.
• Red Army (football), football hooligan firm of Manchester United FC
• Persepolis F.C.,the Football team of the Tehran, is often called "Red Army"
• HC CSKA Moscow, the ice hockey team of the Central Sports Army Club, Moscow, is often called "Red Army" by English speakers
• The Red Army (band), an anti-folk band from Cornwall
• Red Army (novel), a novel by Ralph Peters
• Red Army, another name for the Russian Five ice hockey line

Not to be confused with:

• The fictional Red Ribbon Army, a criminal enterprise bent on taking over the world in the anime Dragon Ball.