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Crimea Operation

Crimea Operation was a battle fought in 1918 at Crimea, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Crimea. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: German–Ukrainian–Crimean victory; Dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic. Recorded strength: Unknown against 4,500.

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Fought1918
WhereCrimea, Russia45.000N, 34.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman–Ukrainian–Crimean victory; Dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
BelligerentsGermany; Ukrainian People's Republic; CrimeaagainstTaurida Soviet Socialist Republic
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

Battle of Bakhmut, 1910Civil War on the Don, 1917Battle of Kyiv, 1918Crimea Operation, 1918Capture of Kazan by the White Army, 1918Battle of Barnaul, 1918Battle of Tulgas, 1918Donbass-Don Operation, 1918Steppe March, 1918Battle for Mughan, 1918Assault on Ekaterinodar, 1918Battle of Mechové hoře, 1918Battle of Lake Baikal, 1918Battle of Saratovka and Antonovka, 1918Northern Caucasus Operation, 1918Counteroffensive of Southern Front, 1919Battle of Kyiv (December 1919), 1919Odessa Operation, 1919January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv, 1919Voronezh–Povorino Operation, 1919Offensive of the North-Western Army in Autumn 1919, 1919Battle of Kyiv, 1919Battle of Dolakovo, 1919Battle of Vystavka, 1919Evacuation of Odessa, 1919Buguruslan Operation, 1919Advance of the Northern Corps, 1919Battle of Alexander Fort, 1919Ufa Operation, 1919Vyoshenskaya Uprising, 1919Capture of Kiev by the White Army, 1919Lbischensky Raid, 1919Battle of Perehonivka, 1919Battle of Petrograd, 1919Battle of Orel, 1919Voronezh–Kastornoye operation, 1919Khopyor–Don Operation, 1919Kharkiv Operation, 1919Donbass Operation, 1919Siege of Perekop, 1920Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation, 1920Northern Caucasus Operation, 1920Ulagay's Landing, 1920Northern Taurida Operation, 1920Battle of Volochayevka, 192219101922Crimea Operation, 1918
48 placed engagements of the Russian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
to 1918
PlaceCrimea, Russia
45.000N, 34.000E
KindBattle, First World War
StrengthUnknown4,500
Commanders
  • Robert Kosch
  • Mikhail Sablin
  • Petro Bolbochan
Crimea OperationCrimea OperationBattle of AlmaBattle of EupatoriaBattle of InkermanBattle of MalakoffSiege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaBattle of EupatoriaBattle of InkermanBattle of MalakoffDzhankoy100 km45.000N, 34.000E
Placed at Crimea; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Crimea Operation is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4242916, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Crimea Operation (1918), revision 1380599638, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.