Event Soviet westward offensive of 1918-25

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Was a military campaign by the Russian SFSR into regions that had been evacuated by the German forces in eastern Europe after World War I.

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1. Soviet westward offensive in Poland

Was a military offensive by the Russian SFSR in Poland after the German army left the area.

  • December 1918: Igumen conquered by RSFSR.
  • November 1918: Drissa and Rahachow conquered by RSFSR.
  • February 1919: The Soviet westward offensive came to a halt by late February.
  • December 1918: Barysaw conquered by RSFSR.
  • November 1918: Babruysk conquered by RSFSR.
  • February 1919: The Soviet westward offensive came to a halt by late February.
  • May 1919: In April the Bolsheviks captured Grodno and Vilna.
  • November 1918: Babruysk conquered by RSFSR.
  • February 1919: The Soviet westward offensive came to a halt by late February.
  • November 1918: Zhlobin conquered by RSFSR.
  • November 1918: Zhlobin conquered by RSFSR.
  • December 1918: On 10 December 1918, the Red Army entered Minsk almost unopposed, putting an end to the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic.
  • November 1918: The Red Army entered Polotsk on 21 November.
  • December 1918: Slutsk conquered by RSFSR.

2. Soviet Offensive (Estonian War of Independence)

Was the Bolshevik invasion of Estonia, a former region of the Russian Empire that had declared independence.

3. Soviet offensive (Latvian War of Independence)

Soviet offensive in Latvia, a territory of the Russian Empire that had been occupied by Germany and had then declared independency.

4. Soviet offensive (Lithuanian War of Independence)

Was the military invasion of Lithuania by the Russian SFSR that started the Lithuanian-Soviet War.