Battle of Dobrovlyany
Battle of Dobrovlyany — The battle that took place on 25 May 1919 in the village of Dobrovlyany between the 9th Greek Regiment, the 12th Cavalry Regiment and the Shkuro Corps.
Battle[edit]
Two regiments from the 2nd Brigade of the Insurgent Division: The 9th "Greek" regiment, withdrawn from the village of Beshev, and the 12th Cavalry Regiment. They were supposed to move towards the white troops that had broken through the front and eliminate General Andrei Shkuro's corps in Makhno's rear.
On 21 May, the enemy forces met in the village of Yanisol on the Mokri Yaly River. The fate of the front depended on the outcome of the battle. Therefore, the command of the 9th Regiment paid special attention to manoeuvring and organising fire. The 9th Regiment consisted mainly of Greeks from the Yanisola district, where General Shkuro's soldiers had managed to massacre their relatives and families. Guided by a sense of revenge, the Greek wolf fighters attacked Yanisol, driving the Cossacks out of their homes and shooting them. From the villages of Komar, Kostiantynopil and Bagatyr, other regiments of Shkuro were hurrying. The forces were not equal, and there was a lack of ammunition. However, the 9th Regiment fought fiercely throughout the day, and at the end of the day, it could not stand it and began to retreat. Shkuro's regiment launched an attack, and the 12th Cavalry Regiment counterattacked, allowing the infantry regiment to retreat to Kermenchyk.
The insurgents were defending their families, they were steadfast and unanimous; the units consisted of fellow villagers. There were no cowards. The massacre was terrible.
There were no wounded (alive), no prisoners were taken. The regimental commander Morozov was killed, and all six hundred cavalrymen fell with him. The infantry, exhausted and having used up their ammunition, fought as best they could until they were surrounded by superior enemy forces near the village of Kermenchyk and completely destroyed. Only about 400 people managed to retreat and survived. All the rest were killed.
Two of Makhno's regiments were gone. Shkuro's forces, having suffered serious losses, slowed down.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Взято з Белаш Виктор — Дороги Нестора Махно Стр 236
Sources[edit]
- Белаш Віктор — Дороги Нестора Махно
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