Denikin, Anton Ivanovich
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Denikin, Anton Ivanovich (b. 4 Dec. 1872, d. 8 Aug. 1947). Russian general Son of a serf, he joined the Imperial Army when he was 15 and by 1917 had reached the rank of general. He served in the provisional government after the
Russian (February) Revolution in 1917. Once the
Bolsheviks seized power in October 1917 he assumed command of a counter-revolutionary army. His forces gained control of a large part of southern Russia, and in May 1919 he launched an offensive against Moscow. His
White Army forces were defeated by
Trotsky's Red Army at Orel. He retreated to the Caucasus, where in March 1920 his army disintegrated. He fled to the USA.
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/8/1995; 583 words
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Anton Ivanovich Denikin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Anton Ivanovich Denikin , 1872-1947, Russian general. The son of a serf, he rose from...1920 he resigned his command to General Piotr Nikolayevich Wrangel . Denikin lived in France until 1946, when he moved to the United States, where...
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Denikin, Anton Ivanovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
DENIKIN, ANTON IVANOVICH (1872 – 1947), general...Russia during the Russian civil war. Anton Denikin was born the son of a retired border...peter nikolayevich bibliography Denikin, Anton I. (1922). The Russian Turmoil...
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Anton Denikin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Anton Denikin Anton Denikin (1872-1947) led the White Volunteer Army which in nearly...Bolshevik forces in 1919, during the Russian civil war. Anton Ivanovich Denikin was born on December 7, 1872, in Shpetal Dolnyi village near...
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Dargins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...in which the Dargins were among the most active participants. They were among the first to enter the revolutionary struggle during the October Revolution and the civil war, and the mass uprising against Anton Ivanovich Denikin's white
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White Army
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...Volunteer Army into headlong retreat. Denikin resigned and was replaced by Peter...from the Crimea in March 1920. Denikin never coordinated his attacks...x2013; 1922; cossacks; denikin, anton ivanovich; kolchak, alexander vasilievich...
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