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Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919

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on 24 December. The Estonian Army stopped the 7th Red Army's advance along the entire front on 2–5 January 1919. Two days later Estonian forces began the counteroffensive to completely expel the Soviet forces from Estonia. A Finnish volunteer marine brigade landed in the rear of the 6th Red Division,
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The Baltic and Romanian Armies proved to be far more capable opponents than the Red Army had assumed. The Pskov Offensive of the Estonian Army's Petseri Battle Group captured Pskov on 25 May 1919, destroyed the Estonian Red Riflemen units in the process, and expelled all other Soviet forces from the
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revolution, just as through Pskov and Vilnius goes the way for uniting with the German revolution. Offensive on all fronts! Offensive on the west front, offensive on the south front, offensive on the all revolutionary fronts!". The concept was developed in 1918 but officially published under that
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and Austria-Hungary. However, it is unlikely that the Soviets really expected to reach the Vistula. The military orders were full of propaganda. The main goal of the operation was likely to see how much territory could be opportunistically grabbed in the chaotic governmental flux caused by the
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In the wake of the Soviet drive west as well as the Polish advance east through Byelorussia, a new line had formed between the newly created Soviet Socialist Republic of Byelorussia and the Republic of Poland. Armies from both sides regularly engaged in local clashes despite the yet peaceful
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and in the north of Pskov in July 1919, which regained most of the lost territories of Petrograd and Pskov regions. With weapons provided by Britain and France and operational support by the Estonian Army and the Royal Navy, the
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on 31 January. The 7th Red Army was temporally forced out of the boundaries of Estonia. On 16 February the Red Army started a counteroffensive to recapture Estonia. The Soviet forces, including units of so-called
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became a field of conflict between local puppet governments created by Germany as part of its plans, local nationalist governments that sprung up after the withdrawal of the German forces, Poland, and the
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in the first week of 1919 was a sign of things to come, as the Polish militia was forced to withdraw after the first organised units of the Soviet Western Army entered the city. In response, the
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began Offensive White Sword on 28 September 1919 with the aim of capturing Petrograd. The Northwestern Army approached to within 16 kilometres (10 mi) of the city, but the
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Norman Davies in his book claims that "Target Vistula" ("Цель – Висла" or similar) was the Soviet codename of the offensive. This term, however, is mostly absent in Polish and
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relations between Poland and the Soviets. Such clashes marked a prelude to the Polish-Soviet War which began in April of the same year with the Polish Vilna Offensive.
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started sending units eastwards to help the self-defence units, while the Soviets did the same but in the opposite direction. Open conflict seemed inevitable.
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In November and December, the German army started a retreat westwards. Demoralised officers and mutinous soldiers abandoned their garrisons
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It is speculated that among the aims of the Bolsheviks one goal was to drive through eastern and central Europe and support the
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by 28 March. Similar combat took place between the Estonian Army and the Northern Group of the Latvian Red Army along the
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Occupation of the Baltic states and most of Belarus by the Red Army, creation of the Soviet republics -
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with Romania. That was to no avail, as the region was successfully defended against Bolshevik attacks.
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aftereffects of postwar Eastern Europe before any serious independent governing authorities arose.
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Finally, the first Polish-Soviet clashes happened in mid-February, in the area of the towns of
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national governments were formed. Internal power struggles prevented any of the governments in
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of the period. In that association, one may notice the title "An Expedition beyond Vistula" (
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moved at night of November 17, 1918, into the operational vacuum created by the withdrawing
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for this offensive: "Target Vistula"; however, it is not commonly used in historiography.
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A comprehensive historical analysis of the campaign against Poland was performed by
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Soviet operations in Southeast Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belorussia in 1918–19
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ordered the new Western Command to carry out a "reconnaissance in-depth" as far as
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in order to establish Soviet governments there. The newly formed (on November 16)
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garrisons that were being withdrawn to Germany following that country's defeat in
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Year 1920 and its climax Battle of Warsaw during the Polish Soviet war 1919-1920
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The Bolsheviks were also implementing a new strategy, "Revolution from abroad" (
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on 22 November 1918. The 6th Red Division captured the railway junction of
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Polish-Ukrainian front and Polish-Soviet front as forming in February 1919
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on 24 December and advanced to 34 km (21 mi) from the capital
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Reprint from Historical Committee for the War of Independence, Tallinn
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by 15 March. The Estonian 2nd Division counterattacked and recaptured
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the situation was even more complex, with an ongoing conflict between
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remarked, the revolution should be "brought on the bayonets" (of the
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On January 12 Soviet High Command ordered deep scouting towards the
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The campaign eventually became bogged down, leading to the Estonian
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repulsed the White Russian troops, driving them back into Estonia.
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Estonian and Soviet operations in Estonia and Latvia, 1918–19
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and the 1st Estonian Division captured Narva on 18 January.
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had annexed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most of today's
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Subsequently, the northeastern front stabilized along the
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on 9 December. On 10 December 1918, the Red Army entered
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Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish counterattacks
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In early 1918, Bessarabia, a former Russian province,
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Index

Russian Civil War
Polish–Soviet War
Estonian War of Independence
Latvian War of Independence
Lithuanian Wars of Independence
Ukrainian War of Independence

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Belarus
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Ukraine
Eastern Belorussia
Baltic states
Polish Soviet War
Latvian SSR
Lithuanian SSR
Belorussian SSR
White Movement
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Belarus
Second Polish Republic
Poland
Romania
Ukraine

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