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The Terracotta Army which was buried near the tomb of Qin emperor Shi Huangdi, c. 210 BCE. There are up to 8,000 warriors, horses and chariots. Shaanxi Province, China.

A chariot from the 'Terracotta Army'. Tomb of Shi Huangdi, 259-210 BCE, Shaanxi Province, China.

A column of Red Army tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

A photograph of the Salute to the Red Army, a concert held in celebration of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 21 February 1943. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Anthony...

A photograph of Red Army soldiers at Stalingrad laughing as they are shown ersatz German equipment by a fellow comrade, 1943. Imperial War Museums, London.

A September 1941 photograph of Red Army soldiers in the defensive trenches built during the Siege of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany...

A photograph showing a Red Army advance of infantry and tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

A photograph of a woman radio operator in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A poster issued in 1918 during the First World War (1914-18) encouraging women to join the Women Land's Army. Imperial War Museums

A February 1942 photograph showing Red Army T34 tanks being taken to the front during the Second World War (1939-45). (RIA Novosti Archive)