Taman Army

Taman Army
Таманская армия
Active27 August 1918–February 1919
Country RSFSR
AllegianceBolsheviks
TypeField Army
Size30,000 men
Part ofRed Army
PatronTaman Peninsula
EngagementsRussian Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ivan Matveyev

The Taman Army (Russian: Таманская армия) was an armed group within the Red Army, operating in the south of Russia during the Russian Civil War. It existed from August 27, 1918 to February 1919. The name derives from the Taman Peninsula, where the army was formed.