National military formations of the Red Army

[1] During the Russian Civil War,[2] national units had what was considered to be an impressive battle record.

[1] The policy was the brainchild of Mikhail Frunze, who made sure that national formations were of different sizes, ranging from platoons to divisions.

[1] The proportion of soldiers of the Red Army serving in national military units was always small.

The reformation of national units began in August 1941 by order of the State Defense Committee, two months after the start of Operation Barbarossa.

[4] The 88th Separate Rifle Brigade was unique in that it incorporated the peoples of Korea, China and Soviet Central Asia in its ranks.