Siege of Perekop (1920)

November 7–17, 1920 · Perekop

Result Soviet–Makhnovist victory

The Perekop-Chongar operation (7-17 November 1920): Frunze's Southern Front, with Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army and Makhnovist allies under the Starobilsk agreement, stormed Wrangel's fortifications on the Perekop isthmus. The Soviet-Makhnovist victory broke into Crimea and forced the White evacuation - the last major battle of the Civil War.

Reds

Whites

Reds Southern Front under Frunze; Makhnovist allies
Whites Wrangel's Russian Army

Strength and losses

Casualties
10,000
Aircraft
45
Strength
41,000
Casualties
2,000
Aircraft
42
Guns
213