Authors’
Note 3
Section 1: Introduction 7
Why the
Ukraine? 7
Problems from the Start 9
Chronology of Major Events 12
Section 2: The Opposing Armies 17
The French 17
French Troops 19
French Organisation 23
French Uniforms 23
Franco-Russian Units 24
The Greeks 24
Greek Troops 26
Greek Organisation 27
Greek Uniforms 28
The Romanians 29
Romanian Troops
30
Romanian Uniforms 30
The Volunteer Army 30
VA Troops 32
VA Organisation 32
VA Uniforms 35
Ekaterinoslav March 36
The Poles 37
Polish
Organisation 37
Polish Uniforms 37
The Czechs 38
The Germans 38
The Red Army 39
Atamanshchina (Era of the
Atamans) 40
The Ukrainian Soviet Army 41
Red Army Organisation 47
Red Army Uniforms 48
The Directory and Petliura 48
Directory
Troops 50
Directory Organisation 50
Directory Uniforms 50
Technical Arms 51
Tanks 51
Armoured Cars 52
Armoured Trains 53
Planes 54
Section 3: The Campaign 57
The Landing in
Odessa 57
Occupying the Railway Lines 59
The Attack on
Tiraspol 60
The Bielajevska Ambush and Reprisal 61
Kherson 61
Nikolaiev 65
Berezovka 67
Opposing Forces
69
The Battle of Berezovka – 18 March 1919 70
Results of the Battle 73
Fortified Odessa – March 1919 75
Soviet Forces 80
How Strong was Odessa? 81
Odessa City 81
Some Numbers 82
Attack on Cerbka 84
Cerbka Retaken – 27 March
1919 86
Cerbka Turned – 31 March 1919 88
Bol Buyalik 89
Evacuation of Odessa 90
Crossing the Dniester 95
The Crimea 96
Battle of Perekop –
“Breaching the Crimea” 97
Fortified Sebastopol 100
The Reds Attack Sebastopol 102
Bessarabia 105
Grigoriev Revolts 106
Attack on Bender 106
The End of the Intervention 107
Section 4: Wargaming the Campaign 109
Terrain 109
Odessa 109
The Crimea 110
Refighting the Actions 111
Kherson 113
Berezovka and the Drive on Odessa 114
Perekop Defence 114
Tank actions 114
“What-ifs” 114
Figures 115
Ranges 115
Section 5: Conclusion 117
Appendices 119
Appendix 1: Further
Reading 119
Appendix 2: Terms Defined 122
Appendix 3: Proper Names 123