American Expeditionary Force Siberia

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The American Expeditionary Force Siberia was a U.S. military contingent deployed to eastern Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War, primarily to protect Allied interests, support anti-Bolshevik forces, and secure supply routes along the Trans-Siberian Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation
military expedition
alliedWith British forces in Siberia
Czechoslovak Legion
French forces in Siberia
Imperial Japanese Army
alsoKnownAs American Expeditionary Force Siberia
surface form: AEF Siberia

American Expeditionary Force Siberia
surface form: American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia
approximateStrength 8000–9000 soldiers
areaOfOperations Trans-Siberian Railway
surface form: Trans-Siberian Railway corridor
baseOfOperations Vladivostok
commander William S. Graves
component engineer units
infantry units
logistical support units
medical units
conflict Russian Civil War
World War I
country United States of America
deploymentDecisionBy Woodrow Wilson
endTime 1920
garrisonLocation Vladivostok
historicalSignificance example of early U.S. military intervention in Russian affairs
part of Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
militaryBranch United States Army
notableOperationType guarding supply depots
limited combat patrols
railway security
opposedTo Bolshevik forces
Red Army units
surface form: Red Army units in Siberia
partOf United States Army
politicalConstraint orders to avoid deep involvement in Russian internal politics
restrictions on direct support to White Russian forces
primaryObjective protect Allied interests in eastern Russia
secure supply routes along the Trans-Siberian Railway
support anti-Bolshevik forces
rankOfCommander Major General
reasonForDeployment assist Czechoslovak Legion along the Trans-Siberian Railway
counter influence of Bolshevik forces in Siberia
protect large stockpiles of Allied military supplies at Vladivostok
relatedEvent Siberian intervention in the Russian Civil War
surface form: Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War

Czechoslovak Legion revolt
surface form: Czechoslovak Legion revolt along the Trans-Siberian Railway
startTime 1918
stationedIn Siberian ports and railway towns
theaterOfOperations Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East

Siberia
withdrawalReason end of World War I hostilities in Europe
uncertainty over Allied policy toward Russia
waning domestic support in the United States

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Siberian intervention in the Russian Civil War hasPart American Expeditionary Force Siberia
American Expeditionary Force Siberia alsoKnownAs American Expeditionary Force Siberia
this entity surface form: AEF Siberia
American Expeditionary Force Siberia alsoKnownAs American Expeditionary Force Siberia
this entity surface form: American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia