Event anniversary

Red Army invasion of Georgia

Took place on March 17, 1921

105

Years ago

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The 106th anniversary falls on March 17, 2027, in 143 days.

The Soviet invasion of Georgia (12 February – 17 March 1921), also known as the Georgian–Soviet War or the Red Army invasion of Georgia, was a military campaign by the Russian Soviet Red Army aimed at overthrowing the Social Democratic (Menshevik) government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG) and installing a…

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