Red Army

Soviet army and air force from 1918 to 1946

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May 2024 The 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade was expanded into the 69th Guards Motor Rifle Division.
May 17 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Harbin and lays flowers at the monument during his state visit to China.
August 2023 Lieutenant General Andrey Peryazev becomes commander of the army
2022 The 6th Combined Arms Army participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, engaging in the Northeastern Ukraine offensive around Kharkiv, ultimately failing to capture the city.
March 2022 Lieutenant General Yershov, the army's commander, was dismissed and placed under house arrest at the end of March.
March 2022 Lieutenant General Vladislav Nikolaevich Yershov is dismissed from command
February 2019 Lieutenant General Vladislav Nikolaevich Yershov assumes command of the army
February 2016 Lieutenant General Andrei Vladimirovich Kuzmenko becomes commander of the army
May 2013 Lieutenant General Sergei Vasilyevich Kuralenko takes command of the army
2011 The monument undergoes comprehensive repairs, with parts repainted and damaged sections completely replaced.
January 2 2011 Lieutenant General Yevgeny Alekseyevich becomes commander of the army
2010 The monument is declared as Harbin's fourth batch of first-class historical buildings.
2010 The 6th Combined Arms Army was reformed as part of the creation of the Western Military District, with headquarters established in Agalatovo, Leningrad Oblast.
July 21 2010 Georgia's parliament unanimously declared February 25 as Soviet Occupation Day to commemorate the 1921 Red Army invasion.

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