Kronstadt rebellion

March 1–18, 1921 · Kronstadt

Revolt of the Kronstadt naval garrison (1-18 March 1921) against Bolshevik rule, demanding free soviets and an end to War Communism. Tukhachevsky's 7th Army assaulted across the frozen Gulf of Finland 7-18 March; the Bolshevik victory was followed by mass executions. The rebellion helped prompt the New Economic Policy.

On the map Contemporaries

Key people

Leon Trotsky People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, Ordered the suppression and directed operations · Reds

Mikhail Tukhachevsky Commander of the 7th Army, Directed the assault across the ice, 7-18 March 1921 · Reds

Participants

Reds — 7th Army under Tukhachevsky; suppressed the naval mutiny

Strength and losses

	All
Killed	c. 4,600

Also involved 1

Ivan Konev participant