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Kuban Offensive

Kuban Offensive was a battle fought in 1918 at Kuban, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kuban. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. Recorded strength: 80,000–100,000 troops (in total); 100 artillery against 8,000–9,000 troops; 21 artillery (initially).

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Fought1918
WhereKuban, Russia45.333N, 39.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeWhite victory Destruction of the Caucasian Bolshevik army; Whites invade the North Caucasus; After the campaign, the Whites occupy Crimea and southern Ukraine
BelligerentsRSFSRagainstVolunteer Army; Kuban Republic
Casualties and losses45,000 killed or wounded, almost all the equipmentand5,000 killed or missing
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

Battle of Bakhmut, 1910Civil War on the Don, 1917Battle of Kyiv, 1918Crimea Operation, 1918Simbirsk Operation, 1918Capture of Kazan by the White Army, 1918Battle of Barnaul, 1918Battle of Tulgas, 1918Donbass-Don Operation, 1918Steppe March, 1918Battle for Mughan, 1918Assault on Ekaterinodar, 1918Ice March, 1918Battle of Mechové hoře, 1918Hundred Days of Battles, 1918Battle of Lake Baikal, 1918Kazan Operation, 1918Battle of Saratovka and Antonovka, 1918Kuban Offensive, 1918Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919, 1918Perm Operation, 1918Northern Caucasus Operation, 1918Counteroffensive of Southern Front, 1919Kharkiv Operation, 1919Battle of Kyiv (December 1919), 1919Odessa Operation, 1919January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv, 1919Voronezh–Povorino Operation, 1919Offensive of the North-Western Army in Autumn 1919, 1919Battle of Akhmerovo, 1919Battle of Kyiv, 1919Battle of Dolakovo, 1919Battle of Vystavka, 1919Battle of Goyty, 1919Spring offensive of the White Army, 1919Evacuation of Odessa, 1919Buguruslan Operation, 1919Battle for the Donbass, 1919Advance of the Northern Corps, 1919Battle of Alexander Fort, 1919Ufa Operation, 1919Vyoshenskaya Uprising, 19191919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine, 1919Counteroffensive of Eastern Front, 1919Capture of Kiev by the White Army, 1919Lbischensky Raid, 1919Battle of Perehonivka, 1919Battle of Petrograd, 1919Battle of Orel, 1919Voronezh–Kastornoye operation, 1919Advance on Moscow (1919), 1919Khopyor–Don Operation, 1919Kharkiv Operation, 1919Donbass Operation, 1919Siege of Perekop, 1920Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation, 1920Northern Caucasus Operation, 1920Battle of Şeragul and Kuitun, 1920Enzeli Operation, 1920Revolt of Czechoslovak Legion, 1920Bukhara operation, 1920Ulagay's Landing, 1920Northern Taurida Operation, 1920Battle of Kojori-Tabakhmela, 1921Battle of Tbilisi, 1921Battles of Kojori–Tabakhmela, 1921Battle of Osiauri, 1921Red Army invasion of Georgia, 1921Battle of Volochayevka, 192219101922Kuban Offensive, 1918
73 placed engagements of the Russian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
to 1918
PlaceKuban, Russia
45.333N, 39.000E
KindBattle, First World War
Territorial changeWhite Army obtains control of the Kuban region
Strength80,000–100,000 troops (in total); 100 artillery8,000–9,000 troops; 21 artillery (initially)
Casualties and losses45,000 killed or wounded, almost all the equipment5,000 killed or missing
Commanders
  • Ivan Sorokin
  • Alexei Ivanovich Avtonomov
  • Ivan Fedko
  • Anton Denikin
  • Sergey Markov
  • Mikhail Drozdovsky
Kuban OffensiveKuban OffensiveBattle of BziyukSiege of VelyaminovskyBattle of Kerch StraitBattle of BziyukSiege of VelyaminovskyBattle of Kerch StraitKrasnodarNovorossiyskArmavirTikhoretskLabinskGelendzhikTimashevskApsheronsk100 km45.333N, 39.000E
Placed at Kuban; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Kuban Offensive is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3477177, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Kuban Offensive, revision 1370626219, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.