The Odessa operation was an offensive operation during the Russian Civil War of the South Western Front of the Red Army against the Novorossiysk Oblast Army Group of the White Armed Forces of South Russia.
The operation was a success for the Red Army, as Odessa was taken on 8 February and, despite an evacuation over the Black Sea supported by the British Royal Navy, many White soldiers and material were captured.
Refugees of Odessa and White Army troops trying to flee from the Red Army.
British troops in Odessa port, February 1920
Russian refugees waiting to come on board the Rio Negro
Russian refugees coming on board the Rio Negro
Armed Forces of South Russia
The Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR or SRAF) (Russian: Вооружённые силы Юга России, romanized: Vooruzhyonniye sily Yuga Rossii, VSYuR) were the unified military forces of the White movement in southern Russia between 1919 and 1920.
Volunteer Army recruitment poster saying "Why are you not in the army?"
Volunteer Army soldiers and officers next to a train in January 1918
Volunteer Army Mark V tank named "General Drozdovsky" in 1919
Volunteer Army armoured train "United Russia" on its way towards Tsaritsyn, June 1919
