Battle of the Ruhr

The Battle of the Ruhr (German: Schlacht am Ruhr) is the historiographic term for the extended military conflict in the Rhineland region, primarily in the Rhine-Ruhr region, during the German Civil War. 
The battle began immediately after the May Uprising on 1 May 1919. The Ruhr, which had already been effectively under the control of left-wing militias since the April general strike, turned into a major military stronghold for the socialist Spartacists. During the Schleicher Offensive in 1920 the region was surrounded and cut off from the rest of the Spartacist forces, but the anti-communist White forces were unable to conquer the area. The besieged Spartacists were relieved in August during the Summer Offensive.
Category:German Civil War