Anton Denikin

Anton Denikin
Антон Деникин
Portrait, c.1918–1919
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia
In office
8 January 1919  4 April 1920
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPyotr Wrangel
Personal details
Born(1872-12-16)16 December 1872
Vlotslavek, Warsaw Governorate, Vistula Land, Imperial Russia
(now Włocławek, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Died7 August 1947(1947-08-07) (aged 74)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
SpouseXenia Chizh
RelationsMarina Denikina (daughter)
AwardsSee below
Military service
Allegiance Imperial Russia
(1890–1917)
White Movement in Southern Russia
(1917–1920)
Branch/service Imperial Russian Army
White Army
Years of service1890–1920
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/wars

Anton Ivanovich Denikin (Russian: Антон Иванович Деникин, IPA: [ɐnˈton‿ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ‿dʲɪˈnʲikʲɪn]; 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1872 – 7 August 1947) was a Russian military leader who served as the acting supreme ruler of the Russian State and the commander-in-chief of the White movement–aligned armed forces of South Russia during the Russian Civil War of 1917–1923. Previously, he was a general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.