Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War

Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War
Part of the Russian Civil War
Date16 December 1917 (1917-12-16) – 10 January 1920 (1920-01-10)
(2 years, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Result Central Powers withdrawal
Defeat and collapse of the Russian White Movement
Baltic states gain and defend their independence
Belligerents
Central Powers:
Landeswehr[d]
Freikorps[e]
Bermontians[f]
Bolsheviks:

Baltic States:
Estonia Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
Supported by the Allied Powers:

Commanders and leaders
German Empire H. von Eichhorn
German Empire Max Hoffmann
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Vladimir Lenin
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Jukums Vācietis
Estonia Ernst Põdder
Latvia Jānis Balodis
Lithuania Silvestras Žukauskas

Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War consisted of a series of multi-national military expeditions starting in 1918. This intervention was picking up from the Eastern Front against the newly set up Russian Republic. The main goals of the intervention were to maintain the territories received in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, prevent a re-establishment of the Eastern Front, and administer new conquered territories. After the defeat of the Central Powers, many armies that stayed mostly helped the Russian White Guard eradicate communists in the Baltics until their eventual withdrawal and defeat. In addition, pro-German factions fought against the newly independent Baltic states until their defeat by the Baltic States, backed by the victorious Allies.
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