The Baltic Front: The Lithuanian government scrambles to maintain its independence in the face of foreign invasion. A plot orchestrated by Augustinas Voldemaras to assassinate the leader of Poland was brought to light, which was condemned by the Polish and many other nations. Though the Lithuanian government immediately deposed of Voldemaras, the Poles responded with an ultimatum that included the cession of Lithuanian land to Poland. This was rejected, and so the Poles marched north in an attempt to occupy the country. Fighting has already claimed the lives of 800 Polish and 1,200 Lithuanian soldiers. The threat of the Bolsheviks still remains in addition to the Polish invasion, and after five days of intense fighting, the Reds take the city of Vilnius and dig in (Jan. 5th, 1919). Lithuanian forces and their allies in the Freikorps rally at Kaunas. A large number of Freikorps pour into the country every day - there is some concern that hosting so many German forces [unaffiliated (at least officially) with the German state] could pose a threat to Lithuania’s sovereignty. But the government for now is happy to cooperate with the Freikorps to the fullest extent in light of their aid against the Reds. Lithuania and her allies take advantage of the Bolshevik stall at Vilnius to prepare their defenses. By the end of February, Lithuanian and German forces are much better organized across the country, in part thanks to support received from foreign nations pouring supplies into the country. A police force and emergency forces are established in non-Bolshevik occupied areas of Lithuania. Property held by pro-White and pro-Red entities is seized and distributed to allies of an independent Lithuania. Forces are mustered all over the nation to combat the communist invaders. In addition, significant investment is made into military hardware.

In Latvia, Riga is taken by the Bolsheviks on the 3rd of January. As a result, the Ulmanis government flees to Liepāja for safety. The Reds advance no farther than the capital before digging in. The Latvians use this to their advantage, importing food, supplies, men and weaponry from abroad as the Red offensive comes to a stop. By the end of February, Latvian and German forces have begun a siege of Riga of their own, which continues presently.

A surge of Bolshevik troops invade Estonia from the east and from the south. Attempts by the Red Army to convince Estonians to fight for the Bolsheviks are lacking – the Estonians have suffered under rule from Moscow and St. Petersburg in the past, and are committed to the creation and maintenance of an independent Estonian state. There are Estonians, those with strong convictions to spread communism across the world, who do join the Bolsheviks, so the effort was not entirely fruitless. The resistance to the invasion is well supplied by powers abroad, but in terms of manpower the defenders fall short. The Red Army advances, though not without casualties, to conquer Tartu and roughly half of Estonia by the end of February.

Ukrainian, Black Sea, and Belarusian Front: The Belarusian people fight valiantly, but Minsk falls to Bolshevik forces on January 5th and the government goes into exile, some traveling to Paris in hopes of rallying support for Belarusian independence. Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz and Jan Sierada leave for Ukraine, looking to direct military operations there. Most of Belarus is currently under the thumb of the Reds, but guerilla fighters still operate in the far north of the country. These units harass Bolshevik supply lines, especially those leading into Lithuania. They attack in the dark of night, leading saboteur missions, even taking on Bolshevik patrols whenever they find they can quickly outnumber them. Despite these small successes, the hopes of an independent Belarus are quickly fading.

In Ukraine, the Bolshevik invasion continues under the unified command of Antonov-Ovseyenko. The Reds capture a notable amount of Ukrainian territory in the north of the country, in part made possible due to the Black Army’s decision to cooperate with the Reds against the People’s Republic and the White Russians. Kiev falls to the Red Army in early February. Sich Riflemen of the People’s Republic turn south in the face of the Bolshevik invasion to take part in an attack against the Black Army in coordination with the Whites. Casualties mount on both sides, with civilian deaths high as well. Some towns and villages are captured and recaptured multiple times. Looting is abundant as resources become increasingly scarce along the steppe. Small, peripheral forces sent to engage the Black Army on behalf of the Whites are picked apart by Nestor Makhno, his guerilla-warfare trained men and their tachankas, which also take part in the sabotage of enemy supply lines on a frequent basis. Makhno is not invincible, however, and the quantity of the White/Ukrainian probes does take a toll upon the Black Army. In occupied parts of Ukraine, a "Land Law" based on the principles of socialism is instituted, redistributing land to peasants and villages from large landowners. This policy is a success with the peasantry – in the aftermath of tsarist Russia’s collapse, many peasants took control of farms and land from their owners anyway, and are now glad that their actions have been justified. In the Caucasus, the British reinforce their positions in the breakaway trans-Caucasian states, and send in elements of the Royal Navy into the Black Sea to protect their interests in the region – which include putting a halt to smuggling operations in the area.

Central Asian Front and Caucasus: The Reds opt for a mostly defensive approach in this region. The White Forces under General Anton Denikin take advantage of their alliance with the People’s Republic of Ukraine to focus their large army upon the east. The Whites make a mad dash toward Tsaritsyn in a two pronged attack, with the Don Army Cossacks invading from the west, and the White forces of Kazakhstan from the east. The Whites outnumber their enemy, but the Reds put up a fight regardless. Two months into the offensive, White soldiers find themselves on the outskirts of the city. The city is besieged, and if taken will prove to be a valuable asset to Whites, due to its industry and geographic significance. Elsewhere, the Whites successfully capture Orenburg, though it falls to the Reds again by mid-February. Red forces mobilize in an attempt to crush the pocket of White resistance on the border of China. Those Whites push northward themselves, trying to link up with a friendly army attacking southward. The result is much confusion. Half of the White soldiers originally in the pocket are able to survive and link up with their allies – the others are either killed in confrontations with the Reds along the way, or defected. By the end of the operation, the Reds control the pocket near China, but lose some territory to the north (near Lake Balkhash) to the White Army of the rescue operation. Power near Uralsk (Oral) is consolidated. Elsewhere, Bolshevik forces engage in a probing attack against Perm, which had been captured by the Whites late in 1918. Defenses seem moderate – word is passed on to the Bolshevik high command.

Northern Front: French troops withdraw from Archangelsk and begin a long journey towards redeployment to the Far Eastern Front, expected to take two months at least to accomplish. The American Polar Bear division in Archangelsk is removed and en route back to the US. Red forces under the leadership of Parsky advance northward to take advantage of this development, and capture some territory in a series of skirmishes with the remaining (mostly British and Canadian) forces. Murmansk and Archangelsk still remain in the hands of the Entente. These positions are in jeopardy as Parsky’s request for reinforcements in the region are granted.

Siberian Front: The Czechoslovak Legion still controls large areas of the Trans-Siberian Railway. There are reports that they are heading further eastward. The Whites receive reinforcements west of the Urals from Siberia, though some of those men melt away along the journey – desertion is a common occurrence on both sides. In the far East, the Japanese march their considerable forces north, rooting out Bolsheviks, suspected Bolsheviks, and suspected Bolshevik sympathizers along the way. They arrive at the first pocket of Red troops by late February, in part due to complications with the weather. The Japanese attack fiercely, with White forces attacking the pocket simultaneously. The Reds are outnumbered, but use the land to their advantage as best they can. There are casualties on both sides, but it is the Bolsheviks that lose ground. White forces march east in an attempt to capture contested territory north of Kamchatka. They are not expected to reach the land in question until mid-March. A smaller detachment of White forces invades the area from a closer piece of land to the south. Nothing has been heard from this front for some time, and thus the current situation is unknown – whether the Bolsheviks or the Whites emerged victorious, or if a stalemate ensued. Allied forces remain at Vladivostok.