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Kharkiv Operation (other)
Kharkiv Operation may refer to: *Kharkiv Operation (June 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by White forces *Kharkiv Operation (December 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by the Red Army *Occupation of Kharkiv (1917), first episode of the Ukrainian-Soviet War See also * Battle of Kharkiv (other), Battle of Kharkiv * Occupation of Kharkiv (other), Occupation of Kharkiv * Kharkov (other) * Kharkiv (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Operation (June 1919)
The Kharkiv Operation (June 1919) was a military campaign of the Russian Civil War in June 1919, in which White forces captured the important industrial center of Kharkiv from the Bolsheviks, in preparation for an advance on Moscow. The Battle After months of heavy fighting in the Donbass and Don region, the Red Southern Front collapsed, allowing the Volunteer Army to launch a major attack towards the North and West. In June, the Whites undertook a successful offensive in the directions of Yekaterinoslav and Kharkiv. By the second half of June 1919, the main forces of the Volunteer Army (most of the forces of the 1st Army and 3rd Kuban Cavalry Corps, in total 6 infantry and cavalry divisions) under the command of General Vladimir May-Mayevsky approached Kharkiv still controlled by the Red Army, and began to prepare for the assault. The main offensive on the city was developed by forces of the 1st Army Corps of General Alexander Kutepov from the south and south-east. The city wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |