Kharkiv Operation (December 1919)

Kharkiv Operation (December 1919)
Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
Parade of the Red Army in Kharkiv
Date 24 November – 12 December 1919 Location Kharkiv, Ukraine 49°59′33″N 36°13′52″E / 49.99250°N 36.23111°E / 49.99250; 36.23111 Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
South Russia Don Republic	Russian SFSR  Ukrainian SSR
Commanders and leaders
Anton Denikin Vladimir May-Mayevsky Sergei Ulagay Konstantin Mamontov	Alexander Yegorov Anatoliy Gekker Semyon Budyonny Ieronim Uborevich Grigori Sokolnikov
Units involved
Armed Forces of South Russia Volunteer Army Don Army	Southern Front 8th Army 13th Army 14th Army 1st Cavalry Army
Strength
47,000 infantry 23,000 cavalry 227 artillery cannons 1,600 machine guns	58,000 infantry 13,000 cavalry 455 artillery cannons 1,660 machine guns

The Kharkiv operation (24 November – 12 December 1919) was an offensive during the Russian Civil War by the Southern Front of the Red Army under the command of Alexander Yegorov against the White Guard troops of Anton Denikin.