Khopyor–Don Operation
The Khopyor–Don Operation (November 20 – December 8, 1919) was an offensive during the Russian Civil War of the 9th Army of the Southeastern Front of the Red Army, reinforced by the Cavalry Corps of the 10th Army, against the forces of the Don Army, in order to ensure the stability of the left wing of the Southern Front of the Red Army and reach the Don River.
| Khopyor–Don Operation | |||||||
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| Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War | |||||||
Khopyor and Don rivers | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Don Army | Red Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vladimir Sidorin |
Alexander Stepin Boris Dumenko | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 26,900 | 18,000 (initially) | ||||||
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