White Army
| White Army | |
|---|---|
| Бѣлая армія Белая армия | |
Coat of arms of the Russian State | |
| 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 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lavr Kornilov Alexander Kolchak Anton Denikin Pyotr Wrangel Nikolai Yudenich Mikhail Drozdovsky Mikhail Diterikhs Anatoly Pepelyayev Vladimir Kantakuzen |
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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, however, left a strong imprint on the specifics of the Russian Civil War.