 The struggle for control of the city continued until the arrival of the Red Army, which took Izhevsk on November 7.On April 13, 1919, the city was occupied by units of Admiral Kolchak's White Army, only to fall again, this time decisively, to another assault by the Red Army in June 8 of the same year.The Soviet period saw significant growth in the size and importance of Izhevsk.