Pyotr Wrangel

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Pyotr Wrangel was a prominent White Army general and monarchist leader who became one of the last major anti-Bolshevik commanders during the final stages of the Russian Civil War.

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instanceOf White movement leader
general
human
military commander
authorOf memoirs about the Russian Civil War
awardReceived Order of St. Anna
Order of St. George
Order of St. Stanislaus
Order of St. Vladimir
burialPlace Holy Trinity Cathedral, Belgrade
causeOfDeath tuberculosis (suspected)
conflict Russian Civil War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
educatedAt Institute of Mining Engineers in Saint Petersburg
Rostov Real School
ethnicGroup Baltic German
familyName Wrangel
follows Anton Denikin
givenName Pyotr
hasPart Russian Army in South Russia
ideology monarchism
memberOf Russian nobility
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
militaryRank general of cavalry
lieutenant general
movement White movement
nobleTitle baron
notableEvent evacuation of White forces and civilians from Crimea in November 1920
notableRole one of the last major anti-Bolshevik commanders in the Russian Civil War
notableWork leadership of the White Army in South Russia
organization of the evacuation from Crimea in 1920
opponent Bolsheviks
Red Army
participantIn Crimean campaign of the White Army
defense of the Caucasus during World War I
operations of the Volunteer Army
placeOfBirth Novoalexandrovsk, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
placeOfDeath Brussels, Belgium
politicalAlignment anti-communism
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army (White forces in South Russia)
head of the South Russian Government
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Belgium
Constantinople
Crimea
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
sexOrGender male


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