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| 1920 The last centers of the Civil War in European Russia |
| 2022-08-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Oleg Airapetov [REGNUM] The Soviet government was in a hurry to eliminate the remaining centers of the Civil War, which could divert forces from the western direction. The white North fell first. Even from the beginning of January 1920, changes were noticeable in the mood of the soldiers of General Miller. On the night of February 7-8, most of the 8th Infantry Regiment went over to the side of the Bolsheviks. On February 8, 1920, the Red Army went on the offensive along the entire Northern Front. It developed successfully. The unrest in the rear of the whites intensified, many teams made up of prisoners fled. On February 17, a mass exodus of soldiers from the front began; on February 18, it became clear to Miller that Arkhangelsk would have to be surrendered. The authorities of the Northern region also failed to organize the correct evacuation - they did not prepare for it in advance. On February 21, the Red troops entered Arkhangelsk, Miller and his supporters fled the city on the armed icebreaker Minin, which was towing the yacht Yaroslavna. Those who remained on the shore in desperation fired at the ships with machine guns, the Minin responded with cannon shots. |
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| #1 "War is cruelty. You cannot refine it." General Sherman |
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