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Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeat the Central Powers at the battle of Dibrivka.
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Ukrainian War of Independence
Eastern European military conflict (1917–1921)
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the Ukrainian–Soviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the establishment and development of an independent Ukrainian republic, most of which was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
Anarchist army of Ukrainian peasants and workers (1918–21)
The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine, also known as Makhnovtsi, named after their founder Nestor Makhno, was an anarchist army formed largely of Ukrainian peasants and workers during the Russian Civil War. They protected the operation of "free soviets" and libertarian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934)
Nestor Ivanovych Makhno, also known as Bat'ko Makhno, was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Ukrainian War of Independence. He established the Makhnovshchina, a mass movement by the Ukrainian peasantry…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Central Powers
Military coalition in World War I
The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, were one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria; this was also known as the Quadruple Alliance.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Dibrivka
1918 battle in the Ukrainian War of Independence
The Battle of Dibrivka was a military conflict between Ukrainian insurgents, led by Nestor Makhno and Fedir Shchus, and the Central Powers that were occupying southern Ukraine. It took place on 30 September 1918, towards the end of World War I. The battle began when Makhno,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 30
Day of the year
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