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Siege of Perekop

Siege of Perekop was a siege conducted in 1920 at Isthmus of Perekop, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: Soviet–Makhnovist victory.

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Schematyczna mapa operacji perekopsko-czongarskiej z listopada 1920
Schematyczna mapa operacji perekopsko-czongarskiej z listopada 1920. Hoodinski, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1920
WhereIsthmus of Perekop, Ukraine46.149N, 33.672E
OutcomeSoviet–Makhnovist victory
BelligerentsSouth RussiaagainstRussian SFSR; Ukrainian SSR; Makhnovshchina
Casualties and losses2,000 soldiers /and10,000
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

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Record

Date1920 (year precision)
to 17 November 1920
PlaceIsthmus of Perekop, Ukraine
46.149N, 33.672E
KindSiege, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeCrimean Peninsula fell under a Bolshevik administration
StrengthRussian Army; 41,000 bayonets and sabers; 213 artillery cannons; 1,663 machine guns; 45 tanks and armored vehicles; 14 armored trains; 42 aircraftSouthern Front; 146,400 bayonets; 40,200 sabers; 985 artillery cannons; 4,435 machine guns; 57 armored vehicles; 17 armored trains; 45 aircraft; Karetnyk Detachment; 1,000 infantry; 700 cavalry; 6 artillery cannons; 191 machine guns
Casualties and losses2,000 soldiers /10,000
Commanders
Siege of PerekopSiege of PerekopSiege of PerekopBattle of KhresiliBattle of EupatoriaBattle of TendraBattle of KhresiliBattle of EupatoriaBattle of TendraSimferopolMelitopolDzhankoyMykolayiv100 km46.149N, 33.672E
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Siege of Perekop is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3381753, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Perekop (1920), revision 1370744387, 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.