The 2nd Cavalry Army (russian: 2-я Конная армия) was a

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of the

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during the

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History

It was created by an order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southwestern Front on 16 July 1920 from the remnants of the 1st Cavalry Corps of

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, under the command of Oka Gorodovikov. The army, part of the Southwestern Front, included the

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, 20th, and 21st Cavalry Divisions and fielded about 5,500 men upon formation. In conjunction with the 13th Army, the 2nd Cavalry Army pushed the

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of General

Pyotr Wrangel Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel (russian: Пётр Никола́евич барон Вра́нгель, translit=Pëtr Nikoláevič Vrángel', p=ˈvranɡʲɪlʲ, german: Freiherr Peter Nikolaus von Wrangel; April 25, 1928), also known by his ni ...

out of Alexandrovsk in July. It then fought in the

Northern Taurida Operation The Northern Taurida operation (6 June – 3 November 1920) was a military campaign of the Russian Civil War between the Red Army and the Wrangel Russian Army for the possession of Northern Taurida. The campaign can be divided into 3 stages: the ...

during August, attacking the Russian Army bridgehead on the right bank of the

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. Filipp Mironov replaced Gorodovikov on 6 September. On the same day, the 20th Cavalry Division was disbanded and its troops used to reinforce the 2nd and 9th Cavalry Divisions. It was transferred to the reformed Southern Front on 21 September. The 3rd and 46th Rifle Divisions were attached to the army in October. During the Perekop–Chongar operation in November, the army attacked across the

Isthmus of Perekop The Isthmus of Perekop, literally Isthmus of the Trench ( uk, Перекопський перешийок; transliteration: ''Perekops'kyy pereshyyok''; russian: Перекопский перешеек; transliteration: ''Perekopskiy peresheek ...

alongside the 6th Army, defeating the Russian Army and entering

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on 13 November after the evacuation of the latter. On 6 December 1920 the army was reorganised as the 2nd Cavalry Corps in accordance with an order of 18 November.

Commanders

* Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov (16 July - 6 September 1920) * Filipp Mironov (6 September - 6 December 1920)

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* * * Cavalry units and formations of the Soviet Union C02 Military units and formations established in 1920 Soviet Cavalry Armies Military units and formations disestablished in 1920 {{Ukraine-hist-stub