Armies of the Baltic independence wars 1918-20
Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knygos / Books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Armies of the Baltic independence wars 1918-20
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Publication Data:
Oxford (U.K.) : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Pages:
64 p
Series:
ELI; 227
Contents:
Background — Red Army. Organization ; The Red Army's Baltic campaigns: Estonian War of Independence, 28 November 1918-2 February 1920 - Latvian War of Independence, 1 December 1918-11 August 1920 - Lithuanian-Bolshevik War, 12 December 1918-12 July 1920 — Estonia. Estonian People's Army ; Organization ; Uniforms & insignia - rank insignia - branch & unit distinctions - equipment & weapons ; Estonia's allies: Baltic Germans - Denmark - Finland - Great Britain - Ingria - Sweden ; Estonian Independence War, 22 November 1918-2 February 1920 The great retreat, November- December 1918 - reorganization & counterattack, November 1918-February 1919 - failed Red Army offensive, February-May 1919 - incursions into Russia & Latvia, May-June 1919 - the Landeswehr campaign, May-June 1919 - defending the borders, July-August 1919 - second advance into Russia, October-November 1919 - the last battles, November-December 1919 ; Conclusion — Latvia. Latvian Army ; Organization ; Uniforms and insignia - rank insignia - branch distinctions ; Latvian Independence War, 1 December 1918-11 August 1920 An uncertain beginning - Southern Front, January-March 1919 - the Landeswehr campaign, April-July 1919 - Northern Front, January-July 1919 - final campaigns, October 1919-July 1920 — Lithuania. Lithuanian Army ; Organization ; Uniforms & insignia - rank insignia - branch distinctions ; Lithuanian Independence Wars, 12 December 1918-29 November 1920 Lithuanian-Bolshevik War, 12 December 1918-12 July 1920 ; Lithuanian-Bermontian War,26 July-15 December 1919 ; Polish-Lithuanian War, April 1919-29 November 1920 — Germany And The Baltic. Organization: Ober Ost - VI Reserve Corps (Freikorps) - Baltic Landeswehr — White Russian Forces. Organization: Pskov Volunteer Corps/ Northern Corps - Northern/ North-Western Army - Western Volunteer Army — Tables of rank insignia — Index.
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ENOn 8 March 19171 Russia's February Revolution broke out, as ordinary citizens rioted against the Empire's deteriorating economic and military situation. This led to Tsar Nikolai II's abdication on 16 March, and a democratic Provisional Government, which was sympathetic to the ambitions of Russia's many nations - including the Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians - for national autonomy. In March the Russian Imperial Army was redesignated the Russian Army, Aleksandr Kerensky became Prime Minister on 21 July, and the Russian Republic was born on 14 September. [...].
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9781472830777
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