Chiefly, a Red Army is a communist army. Such armies include:
- Red Army of the Soviet Union
- Chinese Red Army, later known as the People's Liberation Army
- Red Army of the Bavarian Soviet Republic
- Mongolian People's Army, the Red Army of Mongolia
- 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
- Lal Sena, an Indian militia group
Other uses
- The Catholic and Royal Army was also known as the "Red Army" on account of their emblem: the Sacred Heart
- Red Army (football), football hooligan firm of Manchester United FC
- Persepolis F.C., the football team from Tehran, is often called "Red Army" by media and supporters
- 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
- Red Army, the opposing force to the Blue Army in the machinima Red vs. Blue
- Red Army Standard Ammunition, a brand and supplier of ammunition cartridges in the United States
- Red Army (film), a 2014 documentary about the Soviet hockey team
See also
- Red Ribbon Army of Dragon Ball
- Red Guards (disambiguation)
- Soviet Army, successor of the Red Army