The Crimean Soviet Army was a field army of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War , which existed between May 5, 1919 and July 21, 1919. It was first part of the Ukrainian Front and from June 4 of the 14th Army . On July 21, 1919 the Army was disbanded, and it was reorganised as the Crimean Rifle Division, called 58th Rifle Division from July 27.
11-835: The troops of the Crimean Soviet Army fought in the Crimea against the Armed Forces of South Russia , in the area of Polohy - Berdyansk - Melitopol in the Northern Taurida. The White Guards managed to hang on to the Kerch Peninsula , defending a front on the Aqmanai isthmus. In May–June the Crimean Army took part in the suppression of the Grigoriev uprising . In mid-June 1919, under
22-1284: A Government of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia (Правительством при Главнокомандующем ВСЮР; Pravitel'stvom pri Glavnokomanduyushchem VSYuR ) and, in March 1920, the South Russian Government . [REDACTED] Volunteer Army (known as Caucasian Volunteer Army from 23 January – 22 May 1919), commanded by Gen. Anton Denikin (April 1918 – April 1920) [REDACTED] Caucasus Army (split from Caucasian Volunteer Army on 22 May 1919), commanded by Lt. Gen. Pyotr Wrangel (21 May – 8 December 1919) and Lt. Gen. Viktor Pokrovsky (9 December 1919 – 8 February 1920) [REDACTED] Don Army (joined AFSR on 23 February 1919), commanded by Gen. Vladimir Sidorin (February 1919 and April 1920) Turkestan Army (formed on 22 January 1919), commanded by Ippolit Savitsky (April – July 1919), Aleksander Borovsky (July – October 1919) and Boris Kazanovich (October 1919 – February 1920). South Russian Government The South Russian Government ( Russian : Южнорусское Правительство )
33-515: The Red Army . The Volunteer Army continued to exist from 22 May 1919 until 26/27 March 1920, when the remaining troops were evacuated from Novorossiysk to Crimea . Most then merged there with Wrangel's forces. In early April 1920, Anton Denikin , commander-in-chief of the AFSR, delegated all authority to Pyotr Wrangel , who took command of the so-called Russian Army , which included all remaining units of
44-563: The AFSR after its defeat in Northern Caucasus. The General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia ( Russian : Особое совещание при Главкоме ВСЮР Osoboye soveschaniye pri Glavkome VSYuR ) was an administrative body in southern Russia in 1919 and 1920 performing government functions in the territory controlled by the troops of the Russian White movement 's Volunteer Army and the Armed Forces of South Russia. The predecessor to
55-775: The Armed Forces of South Russia were formed, incorporating the Volunteer Army and the Don Army . Subsequently, it included the Crimean-Azov Army , the Forces of Northern Caucasus and the Turkestan Army . By October 1919, the army had 150,000 soldiers, which included 48,000 horsemen. The British had supplied 280,000 rifles, 4,898 machine guns, 917 cannons, 102 tanks, 194 airplanes 1,335 automobiles, 112 tractors, and what became known as Wrangel's fleet . In May 1919, Denikin reorganized
66-776: The Armed Forces of South Russia. Vladimir May-Mayevsky took command of the Volunteer Army, known formerly as the Caucasian Volunteer Army. Sidorin took command of the Don army, while Wrangel took command of the Caucasian Army, consisting mainly of the Kuban Cossacks. The Caucasus Army disbanded on 29 January 1920 and was replaced by the short-lived Kuban Army. Troops of the Kuban Army ended up surrendering by 18–20 April 1920 to
77-634: The General Command was the Political Council (Политический совет; Političeskij sovet ) established in December 1917. In 1918, due to an increasing amount of territory falling under control of the Volunteer Army, the issue of civilian administration became more consequential. On 31 August 1918, the General Command was established under General Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev . The functions of the General Command were clarified on 3 October 1918. The head of
88-453: The Volunteer Army would be chairman of the General Command which would serve as an advisory body to the head. On 8 October 1918, following the death of General Alekseyev, the role of Supreme Leader was given to General Anton Denikin . Chairmen of the command were Abram Dragomirov (October 1918–September 1919) and Alexander Lukomsky (September–December 1919). The General Command was abolished on 30 December 1919 by Denikin and replaced with
99-561: The pressure of the White Army advance, the entire Red Army was forced out of the Crimea. S.I. Petrikovsksy Alexandra Kollontai Armed Forces of South Russia The Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR or SRAF) ( Russian : Вооружённые силы Юга России , romanized : Vooruzhyonniye sily Yuga Rossii, VSYuR ) were the unified military forces of the White movement in southern Russia between 1919 and 1920. On 8 January 1919,
110-593: Was a Russian White movement government established by Armed Forces of South Russia commander Anton Denikin in Novorossiysk , Kuban , in March 1920 during the Russian Civil War . On 27 March 1920, Denikin was forced to evacuate Novorossiysk for Crimea , which the Whites had controlled since June 1919. However, the slipshod retreat discredited Denikin and he stepped down, succeeded by General Pyotr Wrangel , who
121-688: Was elected new Commander-in-Chief of the White Army by military council. The South Russian Government was dissolved on 30 March in Feodosiya . Wrangel set up a new Government of South Russia in Sevastopol in April. This attempted establishment of civil government by the White authorities was a recognition that previous neglect of civil administration by the General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia had cost
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