| Battle of Ust-Padenga | |||||||||
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| Part of North Russia intervention in the Russian Civil War | |||||||||
.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Governorate in Russia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United States |
.svg){kind=small} Russian SFSR | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lieutenant Harry Mead | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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American Expeditionary Force, North Russia or the 339th Infantry Regiment "Polar Bears" | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 47 soldiers | ~800 Bolshevik infantrymen[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 25 killed, 15 injured[3] | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Ust-Padenga, also known as the Defense of Ust-Padenga was a minor battle during the Russian Civil War, fought in Ust-Padenga, located in Arkhangelsk Governorate, 500 miles away from Moscow. It was a part of a larger retreat which occurred in January 1919 during the larger-scale Battle of Shenkursk.
- ^ "Polar Bear Expedition History | Bentley Historical Library".
- ^ Arkins, Edwin L. Article in American Legion Weekly, Oct. 20, 1922 issue, "The Defense of Ust Padenga" by Dan Steele from the Edwin L. Arkins diary, 1918-1919 [Folder 1, Item 16].
- ^ "The Forgotten Story of the American Troops Who Got Caught up in the Russian Civil War".