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Caucasian Front (World War I)
Caucaus Front (or Caucasian Front) may have one of the following meanings *Caucasus Front (Russian Republic), the designation for the main army of the Russian Republic (successor to the Caucasus Army of the Imperial Russian Army) in the Caucasus in World War I from April 1917 until its dissolution *Caucasian Front (RSFSR) (1920-1921), a front of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War * Soviet Caucasian Front, Soviet army group of World War II *Caucasian Front (militant group), Islamist separatist unit during the Second Chechen War, active in 2005–2007 See also * Russian Caucasus Army, a variety of Russian military formations, 18th to 21st century *Caucasus Campaign, the military campaign that took place in the Caucasus during World War I *North Caucasian Front, a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the World War II *Transcaucasian Front Transcaucasian Front or Transcaucasus Front (russian: Закавказский Фронт) was a front of the Soviet Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasus Front (Russian Republic)
The Caucasus Front (russian: Кавказский фронт) was a major formation of the army of the Russian Republic (the successor to the Imperial Russian Army) during the First World War. It was established in April 1917 by reorganization of the Russian Caucasus Army and formally ceased to exist in March 1918. Creation The reorganization of the Caucasus Army into the Caucasus Front was undertaken by the Russian Provisional Government as part of the military reforms following the February Revolution. During its entire year of existence, the Front was in a process of disintegration as revolutionary propaganda, the weakening of military discipline, desertion, and disease sapped the Front's strength. General Yudenich was the commander of the Front at its creation. On May 31, 1917, he was removed for refusing to obey the Provisional Government's orders to resume offensive operations against the Turks, and was replaced by General Przhevalsky. Composition * Caucasus Army **5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasian Front (RSFSR)
The Caucasian Front () was a front of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War which existed between January 16, 1920 and May 29, 1921, and was the continuation of the Southeastern Front. The Front headquarters were located in Millerovo, and then in Rostov-on-Don. Its task was completing the liquidation of the North Caucasian group of Denikin's Army and conquering the Caucasus. Operations The troops of the Caucasian Front conducted the Don–Manych Operation in January-February 1920. During the 2nd and 3rd stages of the North Caucasian operation it defeated the troops of Denikin and occupied the North Caucasus, seizing more than 100.000 prisoners, 330 guns and more than 500 machine guns. In August-September 1920, the troops of the Caucasian Front defeated the White Ulagay's Landing in Kuban. In Autumn 1920 - Spring 1921, the Caucasian Front established Soviet power in Baku, Tiflis, Kutaisi, Batumi, Erivan and the rest of Transcaucasia. The Front was disbanded on May 29, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Caucasian Front
The Caucasus Front was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War. History The Caucasus Front was created on 30 December 1941 from Transcaucasus Front. The commander of the latter, Lieutenant General Dmitry Kozlov, continued in command of the front. Its chief of staff was Major General Fyodor Tolbukhin. It comprised the *44th Army (Aleksei Pervushin and Ivan Dashichev) * 45th Army ( Vasily Novikov * 46th Army (Alexander Khadeyev) *47th Army ( Konstantin Baranov) * 51st Army (Vladimir Lvov) Were operationally subordinated to the front : * Sevastopol Defensive Region (under siege) * the Black Sea Fleet * the Azov Flotilla The troops of the front completed the Kerch–Feodosiya Landing Operation, began on 25 December by the Transcaucasus Front and Black Sea Fleet, gaining a bridgehead in Crimea and pushing back the defending German forces. On 28 January 1942, the front was split, with the 44th, 47th, and 51st Armies becoming part of the new Crimean Front, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasian Front (militant Group)
, war = First Chechen WarInsurgency in the North Caucasus , image = , caption = Flag of Caucasian Front and coat of arms of ChRI , dates of operation = May 2005 – October 2007 , type = Guerilla warfare , ideology = Islamism , leaders = • Abdul-Halim Sadulayev • Shamil Basayev • Dokka Umarov • Ali Taziev • Abdullah Yandurkaev , groups = Ingush JamaatShariat JamaatYarmuk JamaatKataib al-Khoul , headquarters = North Caucasus , area = Russia , size = , partof = Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , predecessor = Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , successor = Caucasus Emirate , opponents = , battles = Second Chechen War , status= The Caucasian Front (russian: Кавказский фронт), also known as Caucasus Front or the Caucasian Mujahideen, established in May 2005 as an Islamic structural unit of the Chechen Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Caucasus Army (other)
Caucasus Army (also Caucasian Army) or Russian Caucasus Army (also Russian Caucasian Army) can refer to several military formations: Imperial Russian military formations *Russian Caucasus Forces (before 1865), a variety of formations with various names including (in 1857–1865) Caucasus Army *Caucasus Military District, the successor organization to this army *Russian Caucasus Army (World War I), the Russian army on the Caucasus front in World War I (July 1914 - April 1917) Russian Republic military formation *Caucasus Front (Russian Republic), the successor organization to the Imperial Russian Caucasus Army White Russian (anti-Bolshevik) military formation *Caucasus Volunteer Army, the name used for the White army in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War *Caucasus Army of VSUR, the name used for a separate White army, which operated between May 1919 and January 1920 Soviet military formations *11th Army (RSFSR) (1918–1921), formed October 3 1918 from the Northern Cauc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasus Campaign
The Caucasus campaign comprised armed conflicts between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, later including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, the German Empire, the Central Caspian Dictatorship, and the British Empire, as part of the Middle Eastern theatre during World War I. The Caucasus campaign extended from the South Caucasus to the Armenian Highlands region, reaching as far as Trabzon, Bitlis, Mush and Van. The land warfare was accompanied by naval engagements in the Black Sea. The Russian military campaign started on 1 November 1914 with the Russian invasion of Turkish Armenia. In February 1917, the Russian advance was halted following the Russian Revolution. The Russian Caucasus Army soon disintegrated and was replaced by the forces of the newly established Armenian state, comprising Armenian volunteer units and irregular units which had previously been part of the Russian Army. During 1918 the region also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Caucasian Front
The North Caucasian Front or North Caucasus Front was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War. The North Caucasus Front describes either of two distinct organizations during the war. First Creation The first formation was created on May 20, 1942 and was commanded by Marshal Semyon M. Budenny throughout its existence. The Front incorporated forces from the (disbanded) Crimean Front and received additional forces from the (disbanded) Southern Front on July 28, 1942. The Front was composed of * 44th Soviet Army (Andrei Khryashchev and Ivan Yefimovich Petrov), * 47th Soviet Army ( Grigory Kotov), * 51st Soviet Army ( Nikolai Kirichenko and Trofim Kolomiets). The 1st Rifle Corps reappeared in the Soviet OOB on 1 June 1942, directly subordinated to the North Caucasus Front, and was made up of four rifle brigades. The North Caucasus Front at different times also included the 9th, 12th, 18th, 24th, 37th, 56th Army, 4th and 5th Air Army. The Front also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
