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White Army
Sign in to saveAlso known as Whites, White Guard, White Armies, White Guardsmen
members of groups fighting against the Red Army in 1918-1920
Key facts
- Active
- 1917–1922
- Country
- Russia
- Size
- Overall: , ~1,023,000 (May 1919), In combat units: , ~4,000 (December 1917), ~683,000 (June 1919), ~300,000 (December 1919), ~100,000 (Summer 1920), ~8,000 (September 1922), ~1,000 (1923)
- Garrison hq
- Russia , Outer Mongolia (1920–21), China , Persia
- Notable commanders
- Lavr Kornilov , Alexander Kolchak , Anton Denikin , Pyotr Wrangel , Nikolai Yudenich , Mikhail Drozdovsky , Mikhail Diterikhs , Anatoly Pepelyayev , Vladimir Kantakuzen
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Герб Российского государства.png
Show 4 more facts
- inception
- 1918-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1921-00-00
- Commons category
- White Army
- native label
- Бѣлая армія
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Article
The White Army, also known as the White Guard, the White Guardsmen, or simply the Whites, was a common collective name for the armed formations of the White movement and anti-Bolshevik governments during the Russian Civil War. They fought against the Red Army of Soviet Russia.
When it was created, the structure of the Russian Army during the period of the Russian Provisional Government was used, while almost every individual formation had its own characteristics. The military art of the White Army was based on the experience of the First World War which left a strong imprint on the specifics of the Russian Civil War.