Kronstadt rebellion

March 1–18, 1921

Part of Russian Civil War

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Kronstadt rebellion

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.

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Commanders

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Mikhail Tukhachevsky Commander of the 7th Army, Directed the assault across the ice, 7-18 March 1921 · 1893–1937 Leon Trotsky People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs, Ordered the suppression and directed operations · 1879–1940

Entities involved

Reds

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