09/05/2016 · Between 8 to 11 million red army soldiers died during WW2. Many of these soldiers were not Russians, but were Ukrainians, Belorussians, Georgians, Azerbaijanis and many other members of other nationalities which came (usually through coercion) from all …

Thus, a Soviet soldier, hitherto known as a krasnoarmiich (“Red Army man”), was subsequently called simply a ryadovoy (“ranker”). Discipline in the Soviet forces was always strict and punishments severe; during World War II, penal battalions were given suicidal tasks.

Russian Soldiers WW2. The Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army was the name given to the Soviet Forces that served in World War Two. It was established in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and honed its fierce and brutal qualities in the Russian Civil War.

23/12/2018 · The vast Soviet War Memorial in Berlin’s Treptower Park commemorates 5,000 Red Army soldiers who fell in battle in the city in April and May 1945. With a monumental architectural style typical among Soviet memorials, the park is enclosed by imposing stone entrance portals ornamented with the hammer and sickle.

About the Project. From 1941 to 1945 between 350,000 and 500,000 Jews served in various roles in the Red Army during the Soviet-German war of 1941-1945. During the first months of the war a large number of Jews, especially members of the intelligentsia and students, served in the Narodnoe opolchenie (National Guard or militia), the irregular ...

25/05/2019 · As of 2021, the official number of Red Army soldiers killed fighting for the Soviet Union during the Second World War is 8,668,400… but the real number is likely to be significantly higher. According to the Central Archives of the Russian Ministry...

Vodka: the Red Army soldier received a daily ration of vodka; at 100 grams, it wasn’t much, but it was greatly enjoyed. Later in the war, the vodka ration was increased because of its positive effect on morale. Dishes like kasha were only easily available when a field kitchen was nearby, and food in combat could be very different. In advance of an operation, however, Red Army …

02/02/2022 · Sometimes the driest of statistics throw a harsher light on reality than any longer discussion. According to official statistics, during World War II, Soviet tribunals convicted more than 2.5 million Soviet citizens, condemned 472,000 for “counter-revolutionary activity,” and executed 217,000. “The death sentences, Radio Liberty ’s Dmitry Volchek ...

In Silesia, Red Army soldiers embarked upon another horrendous spree of rape so brutal that in one instance in Neisse, 182 Catholic nuns were raped by Red Army soldiers and in the diocese of Kattowitz, the soldiers left behind 66 pregnant nuns. In all German areas taken by the communists, civilians who were not exiled were subjected to brutality.