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Denikin’s march on Moscow (1919)

On the Russian Revolution map as “Orel: the high-water”

Oct 1919 — Denikin’s drive on Moscow reaches Orel, 400 km from the Kremlin — the closest any White army comes. Overstretched and unsupported, it can go no further, and the Red counterattack begins here.

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Battle site
Chapter
Why the Reds won the Russian Civil War (chapter 9 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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Map showing Denikin’s march on Moscow (1919), battle site in The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
BATTLE SITE · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1855–1924

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