Conflict |
Combatant 1 |
Combatant 2 |
Results |
August Uprising (1924) |
Soviet Union |
Damkom |
Victory
|
Tatarbunary Uprising (1924) |
Soviet Union |
Kingdom of Romania |
Defeat
- Crushing of the Soviet-inspired rebellion
|
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) |
Soviet Union |
Republic of China |
Victory
- Upholding of the provisions of 1924 agreement
|
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1932–1941) |
Soviet Union
Mongolia |
Empire of Japan
Manchukuo |
Victory
|
Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) |
Republic of China Xinjiang
Soviet Union
White Movement |
Republic of China |
Victory
- Establishment of the rule of Sheng Shica's regime over the whole territory of Xinjiang province
|
Spanish Civil War (1937-1939) |
Second Spanish Republic
Soviet Union
Mexico
France |
Nationalist Spain
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Italy
Portugal |
Defeat
|
Invasion of Poland (1939) |
Germany
Slovakia
Soviet Union |
Poland |
Victory
|
Winter War (1939–1940) |
Soviet Union |
Finland |
Limited Victory Limited Strategic Defeat
|
Continuation War (1941–1944) |
Soviet Union |
Finland
Nazi Germany |
Limited Victory Tactical Defeat Limited Strategic Defeat
|
Lapland War (1944–1945) |
Finland
Soviet Union |
Nazi Germany |
Victory
- German retreat from Finnish territory.
|
Occupation of the Baltic states (1940) |
Soviet Union |
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania |
Victory
|
World War II (1939–1945) |
Allies of World War II Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
Poland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
British Malaya
British Burma
India
South Africa
Yugoslavia
Greece
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Mexico
Ethiopia
Cuba
Mongolian People's Republic
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Viet Minh
KLA |
Axis powers
Nazi Germany
Empire of Japan
Kingdom of Italy
Italian Social Republic
Vichy France
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Iraq
Finland
Thailand
Manchukuo
Mengjiang
Independent State of Croatia
Slovak Republic (1939-1945)
Burma
Azad Hind
KHM Kingdom of Kampuchea
Laos Kingdom of Laos
Empire of Vietnam
Second Philippine Republic
White Movement
Albania
|
Victory
|
Operation Barbarossa (1941) |
Soviet Union |
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Slovak Republic (1939-1945)
Finland |
Victory
- Destruction of the Eastern and Northern Europe See Aftermath
|
Eastern Front (World War II) (1941–1945) |
Soviet Union
Second Polish Republic
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia |
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Slovak Republic (1939-1945) |
Victory
|
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) |
Soviet Union |
Empire of Japan |
Victory |
Soviet invasion of Manchuria (1945) |
Soviet Union |
Empire of Japan |
Victory |
Guerilla war in the Baltic states (1944–1956) |
Soviet Union |
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania |
Victory
- Defeat of national partisans
|
First Indochina War (1946–1954) |
Viet Minh
Pathet Lao
Khmer Issarak
Soviet Union
East Germany |
France
French Indochina
Cambodia (1953–1954)
Laos (1953–1954)
State of Vietnam
United States
|
Victory
|
Korean War (1950–1953) |
North Korea
China
Soviet Union |
United Nations
South Korea United States
United Kingdom |
Ceasefire (limited involvement)
|
Hungarian Revolution (1956) |
Soviet Union
ÁVH |
Revolutionaries |
Victory
- Crushing of the revolution
|
Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) |
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
East Germany
Hungary
Poland |
Czechoslovakia |
Victory
|
Zhenbao Island Incident (1969) |
Soviet Union |
China |
Status quo ante bellum Strategic Victory[3]
|
War of Attrition (1969–1970) |
Egypt
Soviet Union |
Israel |
Inconclusive
- Both sides claimed victory
- Continuation of Israeli occupation of Sinai
|
Eritrean War of Independence (1974–1991) |
Ethiopia
Cuba (until 1989)
Soviet Union (until 1990)
South Yemen |
ELF
EPLF |
Withdrawal (limited involvement)
- Independence of Eritrea after the fall of the communist government in Ethiopia
|
Angolan Civil War (1975–1991) |
MPLA
Cuba
Soviet Union
SWAPO
MK |
South Africa
UNITA
FNLA
FLEC |
Stalemate (limited involvement)
|
Ethio-Somali War (1977–1978) |
Ethiopia
Cuba
South Yemen
Soviet Union |
Somalia
WSLF |
Victory
|
Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989) |
Soviet Union
Afghanistan |
Afghan Mujahideen |
Defeat[7]
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