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White forces in the Kuban on 20 February 1920

This from the book "Manych, Egorlykskaya, Novorossiysk", by B. Maystrakh. He does not cite his source, but I presume it is Soviet intelligence estimates rather than known figures, based on the numbers all being rounded.

This is just before the final destruction of Denikin's army in the Kuban and the withdrawal to the Crimea under Wrangel.

Estimates of the ASFR in the Kuban

20 February 1920

Facing the Soviet VIII Army. Their numbers can be found here.

  Bayonets Sabres
I Volunteer Army Corps
1st Cavalry Division 2,000
Drozdovski Infantry Division 2,400 200
Kornilov Infantry Division 2,400 300
Alekseev Infantry Division 1,800 200
Markov Infantry Division 1,500  
III Don Corps
8th Plastoon Division 2,200 600
1st Separate Platoon Brigade 1,200  
Composite Rifle Regiment 500  
2nd Don Division 800 300
7th Separate Cavalry Brigade   1,200
Total opposing VIII Army 12,800 5,300

The Composite Rifle Regiment was formerly the 2nd Rifle Brigade.

 

Facing the Soviet IX Army and I Horse Army. Their numbers can be found here.

  Bayonets Sabres
Obscured on original
8th Separate Don Cavalry Brigade 800
3rd Kuban Corps (two divisions) 600 2,400
1st Don Corps
14th Separate Horse Brigade 1,000
10th Separate Horse Brigade   900
Composite Partisan Division 800 1,200
III Don Cavalry Corps
3rd Don Cavalry Division 1,200
6th Composite Don Division 2,500 1,200
General Sidorin Group
II Don Corps (4 Don cavalry divisions)   2,500
IV Don Corps (9 Don cavalry divisions)   1,800
10th Don Cavalry Division   1,650
II Kuban Corps, General Ulagai
2nd Kuban Divison   700
4th Kuban Division   600
Total facing IX and I Horse Army 3,900 15,850
 
In immediate rear facing IX Army
Separate Don Druzhiny 2,000  
7th Don Composite Division 1,300 400
Total 3,300 400

 

Facing the Soviet X Army. Their numbers can be found here.

  Bayonets Sabres
5th Caucasian Horse Corps
1st Horse Division 1,300
2nd Caucasian Horse Division 600
Composite Infantry Corps
1st Grenadier Division 1,500
2nd Separate Kuban Plastoon Brigade 1,000  
3rd Separate Kuban Plastoon Brigade 1,000  
Caucasian Rifle Corps
Caucasian Grenadier Division 400
1st Caucasian Rifle Division 600
2nd Caucasian Rifle Division 500
1st Kuban Corps
1st Kuban Horse Division   1,200
3rd Kuban Horse Division   600
Total facing X Army 5,000 4,100
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