Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War

Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War
Part of the Russian Civil War
Date 16 December 1917 (1917-12-16) – 10 January 1920 (1920-01-10) (2 years, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Former Russian Empire Result Central Powers withdrawal Defeat and collapse of the Russian White Movement Baltic states gain and defend their independence
Belligerents
Central Powers: In support of: White movement  German Empire[a] Finland Georgia  Austria-Hungary[b]  Ottoman Empire[c] Azerbaijan Ukrainian State Landeswehr[d] Freikorps[e] Bermontians[f]	Bolsheviks:  Russian SFSR Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic Commune of Estonia Lithuanian SSR Latvian SSR	Baltic States:  Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania Supported by the Allied Powers:  United Kingdom  France and others
Commanders and leaders
H. von Eichhorn Max Hoffmann	Vladimir Lenin Jukums Vācietis	Ernst Põdder Jānis Balodis 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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