107 years ago, on November 14, 1919, the Red Army captured Omsk, marking the beginning of the end of Kolchak's rule in Siberia.
As a result of the successful Tobolsk-Petroplovsk operation (August 20 - November 3, 1919), the Red Army captured Tobolsk and Petropavlovsk, and the Whites retreated to Omsk. The organized resistance of the Kolchak was broken, their losses in manpower amounted to 50%. The Red Army continued its attack without interruption and launched the Omsk operation on November 4, 1919.
In Omsk were the headquarters of the supreme ruler of Russia A.V. Kolchak and his government. The city was the main support base of the White Army, so Kolchak made desperate attempts to hold the city. The commander of the White Front, Dietrich, considered the defense of Omsk a hopeless matter and suggested retreating further east, but Kolchak said: "It is unthinkable to surrender Omsk. With the loss of Omsk, everything is lost." Dietrich was removed from command and Sakharov took his place.
Kolchak appealed for help to the commander of the Entente forces in Russia, General Jenin. The supreme ruler asked to appoint Czechoslovaks (60 thousand soldiers) to the front line, but the French refused, claiming the complete dissolution of the Czechs, which was true.
The Kolchaks began hastily preparing Omsk for defense. 6 km from the city they began to dig trenches and install wire fences. There was a large garrison in Omsk, and a large number of people ready for battle had gathered in the city - employees of the Kolchak government, rear officials, former tsarist officials, representatives of the bourgeoisie, Cossacks, etc., but they were not eager to take up arms, but had already packed their bags and were thinking about how to escape to the East.
The plans to defend the city went awry. The garrison at Omsk was completely disbanded. Most of the policemen indulged in drunkenness and revelry. There was no one to take the position. Under these conditions, the Kolchak government had no choice but to abandon the plans for the defense of Omsk and begin the evacuation.