The 12th Army was formed on October 3, 1918, in the region of Astrakhan and the Eastern part of the Northern Caucasus. It was part of the Southern Front since November 3, 1918, and then of the Caspian-Caucasian Front, with which it fought the Northern Caucasus Operation (1918–1919), between December 8, 1918, and March 13, 1919, when it was disbanded. It was composed of the 45th and 58th divisions.
Second formationedit
On June 16, 1919, a new 12th Army was formed from the troops of the 1st and 3rd Ukrainian Soviet Army. It fought in Ukraine against Anton Denikin's Volunteer Army, and then against the troops of Symon Petliura, which it pushed back behind the Zbrucz River. Here it first encountered troops of the Polish Army. It 1919, it was composed of the 44th, 47th, 58th and 60th divisions, as well as of the 9th Cavalry division. The advances of the Ukrainians and of The Volunteer Army forced the 12th Army Northward. On August 31, The 12th army was forced to retreat from Kiev without much combat occurring. On December 10, it fought in the 6-day long 4th Battle of Kiev to retake the city from the White Army.
In the spring of 1920, as part of the Southwestern Front, the 12th Army was deployed against the Polish offensive in Ukraine and was pushed back over the Dnieper. In the counteroffensive of the Red Army in summer 1920, it reached the Bug River. At the end of the Polish-Soviet War, the 12th Army had suffered heavy losses and was disbanded on December 25, 1920. It 1920, it was composed of the 7th, 44th, 47th, 58th divisions and 17th Cavalry division.
12th, army, rsfsr, 12th, army, field, army, army, during, russian, civil, which, formed, twice, contents, first, formation, second, formation, commanders, first, formation, second, formation, referencesfirst, formation, editthe, 12th, army, formed, october, 19. The 12th Army was a field army of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War which was formed twice Contents 1 First formation 2 Second formation 3 Commanders 3 1 First formation 3 2 Second formation 4 ReferencesFirst formation editThe 12th Army was formed on October 3 1918 in the region of Astrakhan and the Eastern part of the Northern Caucasus It was part of the Southern Front since November 3 1918 and then of the Caspian Caucasian Front with which it fought the Northern Caucasus Operation 1918 1919 between December 8 1918 and March 13 1919 when it was disbanded It was composed of the 45th and 58th divisions Second formation editOn June 16 1919 a new 12th Army was formed from the troops of the 1st and 3rd Ukrainian Soviet Army It fought in Ukraine against Anton Denikin s Volunteer Army and then against the troops of Symon Petliura which it pushed back behind the Zbrucz River Here it first encountered troops of the Polish Army It 1919 it was composed of the 44th 47th 58th and 60th divisions as well as of the 9th Cavalry division The advances of the Ukrainians and of The Volunteer Army forced the 12th Army Northward On August 31 The 12th army was forced to retreat from Kiev without much combat occurring On December 10 it fought in the 6 day long 4th Battle of Kiev to retake the city from the White Army In the spring of 1920 as part of the Southwestern Front the 12th Army was deployed against the Polish offensive in Ukraine and was pushed back over the Dnieper In the counteroffensive of the Red Army in summer 1920 it reached the Bug River At the end of the Polish Soviet War the 12th Army had suffered heavy losses and was disbanded on December 25 1920 It 1920 it was composed of the 7th 44th 47th 58th divisions and 17th Cavalry division Commanders editFirst formation edit Alexei Ivanovich Avtonomov 3 October 15 November 1918 appointed but never took command V L Stepanov 3 October 1918 14 February 1919 Nikolai Zhdanov 14 February 13 March 1919 Second formation edit Nikolai Semyonov 16 June 8 September 1919 Sergei Mezheninov 10 September 1919 10 June 1920 Gaspar Voskanyan 10 June 20 August 1920 Nikolai Kuzmin 20 August 26 October 1920 Nikolai Lisovsky 26 October 25 December 1920 References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12th Army RSFSR amp oldid 1173235110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
