Southern Front counteroffensive

Southern Front counteroffensive
Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
Date 14 August – 12 September 1919 Location Don Host; Voronezh; Kursk Result White victory
Belligerents
AFSR	Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Anton Denikin	Vladimir Yegoryev
Strength
144,000	185,000

The August counter-offensive of the Southern Front (14 August – 12 September 1919) was an offensive during the Russian Civil War by the troops of the Southern Front of the Red Army against the White Guard troops of Anton Denikin. Combat operations were conducted by two offensive groups, the main blow was aimed towards the Don region. The troops of the Red Army were unable to carry out the assigned task, but their actions delayed the subsequent offensive of Denikin's army.