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Who led the Red Army to victory over the White Army in the Russian Civil War?
Leon Trotsky commanded the Red Army.
Why was leon trotsky important?
he lead the red army in victory over the white army in the russian civil war and was supposed to be next in power, but stalin's supporters made sure he didn't. soon he was sent to exile were he was murdered in Mexico on August 21, 1940 with an ice axe.
Was Trotsky the main reason for the reds victory in the Russian civil war?
Trotksy certainly played a key role as People's Commisar [Minister] for War and managed to persuade many former Tsarist officers to stay in Russia and join the Red Army.
How did Leon Trotsky help win the Russian Civil War?
After the October Revolution put the Bolsheviks in power, civil war broke out to remove them. Leon Trotsky was made People's Commissar of War and given the task of creating an army to fight against the other side. Trotsky was responsible for organizing the Red Army from Bolshevik militia, army units that supported the Bolsheviks and others into an effective fighting force. He was also good at strategy and tactics in the war. He traveled by armored train from one place to another to direct operations in those areas as needed. He is credited with being the main reason the Red forces defeated the opposing White forces rather than just being a help to win the civil war.
What are the dates for the Russian civil war?
1917 - 1923
Who did trotsky lead?
Trotsky led the Bolshevik/Communist Red Army forces in the Russian Civil War after the October Revolution of 1917.
Who leader did Leon Trotsky work closely with after the Russian Revolution?
Immediately after the revolution, Trotsky became the first Commissar of Foreign Affairs. Then at the outset of the Russian Civil War he became Commissar of War. He organized the Red Army in order to fight the opposing White Russian forces.
How important was trotsky in the red ultimately winning the Russian civil war?
Trotsky lead the Red Army. So, he could be given most of the credit for winning.
Was Leon Trotsky the reason why the Bolsheviks won the Russian civil war?
Leon Trotsky was a large reason why they won the civil war, becaue he was the Commissar of War and the one who organized the Red Army into a coherent military force. He was certainly not the only reason though, since a large part of the Russian populace supported the Bolsheviks and the Red Army against the White forces.
Who organize an army for Lenin and to win the Civil War?
Leon Trotsky became Commissar of War and organized it into an efficient military force that defeated the opposition forces in the Russian Civil War.
Did Leon Trotsky hate militarism?
Absolutely not. In fact he was Commissar of War during the Russian Civil War. He organized it into an efficient military force and used it to defeat the opposition forces in the Civil War. Far from hating militarism, Trotsky believed in its use in order to preserve what was gained by the revolutions.
Who led the Red Army to victory over the White Army in the Russian Civil War?
Leon Trotsky commanded the Red Army.
How were Lenin and Trotsky linked?
Lenin was leader of Bolsheviks and Trotsky was second in command until Lenin died in 1924. Lenin had appointed Trotsky People's Commissar for External Affairs after the October Revolution. Then, when the Russian Civil War broke out, Lenin appointed him Commissar of War. Lenin had picked Trotsky over Stalin to succed him but Trotsky lost out to Stalin and others for the right to succeed Lenin. Stalin managed to expel Trotsky from the Communist Party and then from the country. In 1940, Stalin had a Russian agent murder Trotsky.
What was Leon Trotsky the leader of?
Leon Trotsky led the Petrograd Soviet at the time of the October Revolution in 1917. He also led the Red Army as Commissar of War during the Russian Civil War. He never did lead Russia or the Soviet Union at any time.
Who was leader of the Red army?
Joseph StalinLeon TrotskyAnd there there was the Japanese red Army.......
Who was Leon Trotsky and what became of him?
Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary at first allied with the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party. He later changed his alliance and went over to Lenin and the Bolsheviks. During the October Revolution, Trotsky was considered Lenin's right hand man. During the Russian Civil War Trotsky became Commissar of War and organized the Red Army, which then defeated the opposing White Russian forces. Trotsky was Lenin's choice to succeed him, but Joseph Stalin and others in the Bolshevik/Communist Party plotted against Trotsky, had him expelled from the Party, exiled from the country and assassinated in Mexico by Stalin's henchmen in 1940.
What brilliant speaker and writer became the number two man in the Bolshevik party and eventually raised a large army during the Russian civil war?
Leon Trotsky
