Battle of Volochayevka

At dawn on February 10, 1922, in severe cold and deep snow, Blyukher's Red Army attacked the White positions. The Reds had 7,600 soldiers with hundreds of machine guns and 30 field guns, and two light machine-gun tanks. The White Army had 4,950 soldiers equipped with 13 guns and many fewer automatic weapons.^[1][2]

The Red attack of February 10 was repulsed with heavy losses. One of the Red tanks was knocked out and the other broke down. Those who were wounded died quickly in the cold −30 °C (−22 °F) temperature. Blyukher regrouped on February 11, and then attacked again on February 12. This time, the 3rd and 6th Regiments broke through the wire and after fierce fighting the Reds captured Ju-Quran hill around noon. This rendered the White position untenable, and Molchanov retreated.^[1][2]

On February 13, Molchanov's White forces retreated past Khabarovsk and the Red Army entered the city.^[2]

The Red Army was too exhausted to effectively pursue the White Army, which escaped encirclement. However, White military fortunes continued on a downward path after this battle, and the last remnants of White and Japanese forces in the Far East surrendered or evacuated by October 25, 1922.^[1]