HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They did not have enough weapons or supplies for their entire army
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They threatened to shoot any Russian soldiers who retreated in battle
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They used the cold winter weather to help defeat the Germans
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They had one of the smallest armies in the world
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Detailed explanation-1: -Up to 34 million soldiers served in the Red Army during World War II, 8 million of which were non-Slavic minorities.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of World War II, the Soviet Union had a standing army of 10 to 13 million men. During and right after the war, the Red Army was by far the most powerful land army in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviet Union officially maintained neutrality during WW2 but cooperated with and assisted Germany. After Nazi Germany attacked the USSR on June 22, 1941, the country allied with the UK and then the United States after the latter joined the war in December 1941.
Detailed explanation-4: -As a result, the Soviet Army remained the largest active army in the world from 1945 to 1991.