First Winter Campaign

The First Winter Campaign was a campaign between the army of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) and bolshevik forces in Ukraine during the Ukrainian-Soviet War. It began on December 6, 1919, and lasted until May 6, 1920.

The leader of the Ukrainian forces was General Mykhailo Omelianovych-Pavlenko.

Read more about First Winter Campaign:  Background, Participating Units, Main Battles

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