Voronezh–Kastornoye operation (1919)

Voronezh–Kastornoye operation
Part of Southern Front of the Russian Civil War

Front in Summer 1919
Date13 October – 16 November 1919
Location
Result

Decisive Red victory

  • Soviet troops advanced up to 250 kilometers
Belligerents
 Russian SFSR
Commune of the Working People of Estonia
Armed Forces of South Russia
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

Southern Front

1st Estonian Red Division

Volunteer Army shock group

  • 4th Don Corps
  • 3rd Kuban Corps
Strength
  • 12,000 infantry
  • 8,400 cavalry
  • 94 guns
  • 351 machine guns
  • 5,300 infantry
  • 10,200 cavalry
  • 60 guns
  • 337 machine guns
  • 3 tanks
  • 6 armored trains

The Voronezh-Kastornoye operation was an offensive operation by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War in October and November 1919, which was successfully carried out by parts of the 8th and 13th Army, which formed the left wing of the Southern Front.