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Battle of Shenkursk

Battle of Shenkursk was a battle fought in 1919 at Shenkursk, in what is now Russia. It was part of the North Russia intervention, which ran from 1918 to 1920. The recorded result: Russian SFSR victory.

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Panoramic view of pre-revolutionary Shenkursk with Holy Trinity Church.
Panoramic view of pre-revolutionary Shenkursk with Holy Trinity Church.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1919
WhereShenkursk, Russia62.100N, 42.917E
OutcomeRussian SFSR victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; France; United States; Northern Russia; Canadaagainst23px Russian SFSR
Part ofNorth Russia intervention1918 to 1920

Record

Date1919 (year precision)
to 25 January 1919
PlaceShenkursk, Russia
62.100N, 42.917E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthAccording to Soviet data: United States Army: 2,800 troops; 15 guns; 37 machine guns; French Army: 3,200 troops; Canadian Army: no data; Northern Army: no data; According to Entente data: 700 troops; 700 troops; 900 troopsAccording to Soviet data: 23px 6th Army: 23px 3,100 troops; 23px 48 machine guns; 23px 16 guns; 23px Partisans: no data; According to Entente data: 23px 6,000 troops
Casualties and lossesAccording to Soviet data: 15 guns; 60 machine guns; 2,000 rifles; According to American data: ~39 killed; ~100 wounded~1 killed; Unknown wounded
Commanders
  • Robert Gordon-Finlayson
  • Otto Odjard
  • Dimitri Nikolaevich Nadjoznyj
  • Alexander Samoylo
Battle of ShenkurskBattle of ShenkurskBattle of TulgasBattle of TulgasVelsk100 km62.100N, 42.917E
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Battle of Shenkursk 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 Q4522891, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shenkursk, revision 1370274188, 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.