Siege of Perekop (1920)
November 7–17, 1920
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Siege of Perekop (1920)
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.
Location
- Perekop 46.15, 33.683
Commanders
Reds 3
Mikhail Frunze
Commander of the Southern Front, Directed the Perekop-Chongar operation that broke into Crimea · 1885–1925
Semyon Budyonny
Commander of the 1st Cavalry Army, Pursued Wrangel's forces after the breakthrough · 1883–1973
Nestor Makhno
Otaman of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine, Makhnovist units fought alongside the Reds against Wrangel under the October 1920 Starobilsk agreement · 1888–1934