Similar
to the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, the Soviet Red Army had child soldiers too. A number of child
soldiers served in the Soviet Union’s armed forces during World War Two. In
some cases, orphans also unofficially joined the Soviet Red Army. Such children
were affectionately known as "son of the regiment" (Russian: сын
полка) and sometimes willingly performed military missions such as
reconnaissance. Officially, the age of military conscription was lowered to 18
for those without secondary education and 19 for those who had been educated
beyond that.
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Child Soldiers in Stalingrad.
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Picture from a 1930s-40s Soviet movie about a
boy who wants to join the Army
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