Event Afghan campaign of the Red Army (1929)

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Was a special operation aimed at supporting the ousted king of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan, against the Saqqawists and Basmachi.

Chronology

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  • May 1929: Not meeting any resistance, the Red Army entered the city of Tashkurgan.
  • May 1929: On 12 May, Soviet leader Primakov’s detachment occupied Balkh.
  • May 1929: After airstrikes and shelling, the garrison of Dehdadi left the fortress to the Red Army.
  • April 1929: On the morning of 22 April, Primakov’s detachment began shelling Mazar-i-Sharif. Machine guns hit the defenders on the walls. Two hours after the start of the battle, the gunners brought the guns to the entrance to the citadel and, having launched a volley, broke the gate.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • April 1929: On the morning of 22 April, Primakov’s detachment began shelling Mazar-i-Sharif. Machine guns hit the defenders on the walls. Two hours after the start of the battle, the gunners brought the guns to the entrance to the citadel and, having launched a volley, broke the gate.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: After airstrikes and shelling, the garrison of Dehdadi left the fortress to the Red Army.
  • May 1929: Not meeting any resistance, the Red Army entered the city of Tashkurgan.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: On 12 May, Soviet leader Primakov’s detachment occupied Balkh.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
  • May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.