Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War
| Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War | ||||||||||
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| Part of the Russian Civil War and the final operations of the Eastern Front | ||||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||||
Central Powers:
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Bolsheviks:
Ukrainian Soviet Republics Makhnovshchina |
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
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H. von Eichhorn Max Hoffmann |
Vladimir Lenin Jukums Vācietis |
Ernst Põdder Jānis Balodis Silvestras Žukauskas | ||||||||
The Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War consisted of a series of multi-national military expeditions starting in 1918. This intervention was picking up from the Eastern Front against the newly set up Russian Republic. The main goals of the intervention were to maintain the territories received in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, prevent a re-establishment of the Eastern Front, and administer the newly conquered territories. After the defeat of the Central Powers, many armies that stayed mostly helped the Russian White Guard eradicate communists in the Baltics until their eventual withdrawal and defeat. In addition, pro-German factions fought against the newly independent Baltic states until their defeat by the Baltic States, backed by the victorious Allies.