19/6/1919 Another defeat for the Red Army as Tsaritsyn falls to the Whites

June 22, 2019

The Denikin‘s Volunteer Army is pushing northwards from its base in the far south of Russia. Forces led by May-Mayevsky have already advanced into Ukraine, capturing Kharkov and defeating elements of both the Red Army and the anarchist army of Nestor Makhno. Meanwhile another force under the command of Wrangel is driving towards the Volga. Wrangel’s men undertake a forced march across the steppe, today arriving at Tsaritsyn. Local Soviet forces greatly outnumber Wrangel’s army, but they are shocked by the sight of the tanks with which he has been supplied by the British and by the fighting spirit of he men. Those of the Soviets who can flee, leaving behind a vast store of munitions.