DECISIVE VICTORIES ABOVE THE INCORPORATED FORCES OF ANTANTA AND INTERNAL
CONTRREVOLUTION (March 1919-March 1920).DECISIVE VICTORIES ABOVE THE INCORPORATED FORCES OF ANTANTA AND INTERNAL
CONTRREVOLUTION (March 1919-March 1920).
In the beginning of 1919, ANTANTA in the antiSoviet plans has made the rate on internal, kontrrevolution forces and small, bordered countrys with Soviet Republic. The offensive of these forces to Moscow was planned. The troops of Kolchak and Deniken Army acted as the shock forces of ANTANTA. The main impact from the east rendered Kolchak, auxiliary impacts from the south - Deniken, from the west - Polish and Pribaltic nationalists, from the northeast- Udenich, from the north - Miller ( North Front ). In the combined campaign ANTANTA involved about 1 million soldiers. The Red Army totaled by little more than 0.5 million soldiers. According to the decision of 8-th congress Revolution Communist Party (b) the Red Army was strengthened. The summer 1919, issued military-political union of the Soviet republics. All this considerably has strengthened defense of the country, has allowed to create 3th million Army and to carry out consecutive rout of the enemy.
The new plan of struggle with Bolshevik by hands of White movement was developed by ANTANTA and was stated in the documents of February 17 and March 6, 1919. In it was emphasized, that " the intervention ANTANTA against Bolshevist regime is necessary and can not be postponed, if we do not want to put damage to business of the general world. Besides unrelenting political actions, which it includes, this intervention should be expressed in the combined military actions Russian antiBolshevik forces and armies of border countrys interested in revival of Russia ". Main Commander of ANTANTA forces planned to begin offensive simultaneously on all theatres of military actions to unit forces of western, northern, east and southern groupings of White army. The main impact this time should be put by army of Kolchak, which else January 16 has signed the agreement. Agrees to it, "Chif Russian Commanders" undertook coordinate actions with directives " ANTANTA. The army of Kolchak, in which was totaled 400 thousand man, including 30 thousand officers, should offensive by the right flank on connection with ANTANTA divisions and White formations in area of Kotlas, and other forces - in a general direction on Saratov where come on Moscow. ANTANTA divisions and White formations act in the north with the task to put impact from Murmansks on Kotlas towards Kolchak forces and to Petrograd by Northern Corps (2,5 thousand man) and Estonian forcess. Deniken forces, in which were totaled about 118 thousand men, it were necessary to come by the right flank in a direction on Saratov, and by main forces - on Moscow. In the spring 1919, Soviet goverment has subordinated the fight to a task "All on struggle with Kolchak! ".
During a strategic defense, Kolchak was rout and withdrawal behind the Ural.
In the summer 1919, not stopping victory offensive on Ural and Siberia , the Soviet Republic has reflected offensive Udenich (Petrograd defense 1919).
In the autumn 1919, whereas ANTANTA has transferred the main impact from the east to the south, the main efforts of Red Army were directed on struggle with Deniken.
In counteroffensive of Southern Front 1919, and then in offensive of Southern and Southeast Fronts in 1919-1920, Deniken army were rout, and their remnants withdrawaled on the Northern Caucasuses and Crimea.Counteroffensive of South Front 1919,11.10-18.11.
Offensive of Southern and Southeast Front 19.11.1919-10.1.1920.
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