The Red Army was the name of the Soviet Union's armed forces from 1918 to 1946. It was formed after the October Revolution and was initially known as the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. The Red Army played a major role in the Allied victory in World War II, and its members were awarded the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union' for their bravery and courage. The crossword solutions for the term Red Army are ANTS (4 letters) and GOP (3 letters). ANTS stands for the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, which was a secret police organization created by the Bolsheviks in 1917 to investigate and suppress counter-revolutionary activities. GOP stands for the General Political Administration, which was a branch of the Red Army responsible for political education and propaganda.