Battle of Bakhmach

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Battle of Bakhmach
Part of the Eastern Front (World War I)
Memorial plaque of Battle of Bakhmach in Olomouc (Czech Republic). Statue of legionar in winter uniform was made by Otakar Španiel.
Date 8–13 March 1918 Location Bakhmach, now Ukraine Result Entente/Soviet victory
Belligerents
Entente Powers: Czechoslovak Legions Soviet Russia	Central Powers: Germany  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Ludvík Krejčí Nikolai Krylenko	Johannes von Eben Franz Rohr von Denta
Strength
2,800 Czech soldiers 4,700 Soviet soldiers	6,000 Austro-German troops
Casualties and losses
145 killed, 210 wounded, 41 missing	around 300 killed, hundreds wounded

Battle of Bakhmach (Bitva u Bachmače in Czech), was one of the last battles on the Eastern Front in World War I between the Entente-backed Czechoslovak Legion, Soviet Russia and the Central Powers occupying Ukraine after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The battle lasted from March 8 to March 13, 1918 over the city of Bakhmach (Бахмач), today in Ukraine and was the last engagement in World War I for the Soviets. Following a Legion victory, the Germans negotiated a truce.