Northern Caucasus Operation (1918–1919)

Northern Caucasus Operation (1918–1919)

Frontlines in Summer 1918
DateDecember 1918 - March 1919
Location
Result White Army victory
Territorial
changes
Red Army retreats from the Caucasus, but holds Astrahan
Belligerents
Red Army Caspian-Caucasian Front
Dagestan rebels
Armed Forces of South Russia
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Svechnikov
Mikhail Levandovsky
Pyotr Wrangel
Andrei Shkuro
Viktor Pokrovsky
Anton Denikin
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
25,000 killed unknown

The Northern Caucasus Operation was fought between the White and Red Armies during the Russian Civil War between December 1918 and March 1919. The White Army captured the entire Northern Caucasus. The Red Army withdrew to Astrahan and the Volga delta.