People's Army of Komuch

On June 10 a group of officers of the general staff arrived[clarification needed] and helped organize a military structure.

On July 22, Kappel officially became the head of all Komuch forces, which consisted of two infantry regiments and several artillery batteries (about three thousand men altogether).

When the Komuch met in Samara, it was decided that the main strategic goal was to capture Saratov, but Kappel thought that Kazan was a more important target, and thus he attacked and conquered it, which was defended by a large but poorly prepared Red Army.

During two weeks Kappel's group defended the left bank of the Volga River and, after joining with other troops, it retreated to Ufa.

On September 28, 1918, General Vasily Boldyrev was appointed supreme commander of all land and naval Armed Forces of Russia.