Russian January 1919 - Royal Marines in the Harsh North

In January 1919, Royal Marines were

Actively involved in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, fighting against Bolshevik forces in North Russia and supporting White Russian, anti-communist, efforts.

Marines operated in brutal conditions, including navigating the freezing Arkhangelsk front and fighting along the Kama River, Units faced extreme hardships, including severe cold, disease, and challenging logistical conditions.

Marines were part of a "White Russian Flotilla," fighting on the Kama River and in North Russia against Bolshevik forces, the 6th Royal Marine Light Infantry Battalion was actively involved in fighting in East Karelia. 

The intervention was characterised by intense, small-scale combat, with Marines often fighting in isolated, treacherous terrain. 

While early 1919 saw continued fighting, by March 1919, the British government began discussing the withdrawal of forces from the Murmansk-Archangel area.

Related Royal Marines 'Dits'

1. Russia 1918 - 1919 - Royal Marines the First to Land

2. Royal Marines Light Infantry - RMLI Action's in North Russia

3. Disarming Russian Bolsheviks at Vladivostok - Preparing an Armoured Train

4. 6th Bn. Royal Marines Light Infantry in North Russia

5. Rescue of the Russian Royal Family

6. British, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in Murmansk

7. Landing in Murmansk

8. Murmansk New British Cemetery