Volunteer Army
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The Volunteer Army was a major anti-Bolshevik White force in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, composed largely of officers and volunteers and led by generals such as Anton Denikin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volunteer Army canonical | 17 |
| Armed Forces of South Russia | 3 |
| Dobrovolcheskaya armiya | 1 |
| Volunteer Forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T474026 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Volunteer Army Context triple: [Denikin offensive on Moscow, involves, Volunteer Army]
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A.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Siberian Army
The Siberian Army was a major anti-Bolshevik military force of the White movement that operated primarily in Siberia during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Polish Legions
The Polish Legions were military formations composed largely of Polish volunteers that fought under foreign banners—most famously alongside Napoleon—in hopes of restoring Poland’s independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Volunteer Army Target entity description: The Volunteer Army was a major anti-Bolshevik White force in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, composed largely of officers and volunteers and led by generals such as Anton Denikin.
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A.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Siberian Army
The Siberian Army was a major anti-Bolshevik military force of the White movement that operated primarily in Siberia during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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D.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Polish Legions
The Polish Legions were military formations composed largely of Polish volunteers that fought under foreign banners—most famously alongside Napoleon—in hopes of restoring Poland’s independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
White movement army
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1917–1920 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Russian Army (Wrangel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of South Russia
Don Army ⓘ Kuban Cossack forces ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban Cossack Host
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Volunteer Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Dobrovolcheskaya armiya
Volunteer Army ⓘ
surface form:
Volunteer Forces
|
| commander | Anton Denikin ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
officers
ⓘ
volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | defeat of White forces in south Russia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| flag | White, blue, red tricolor variants ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Alekseyev Organization
ⓘ
White Army ⓘ
surface form:
Kornilovites
|
| foughtIn |
Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
southern front of Russian Civil War
|
| goal |
overthrow Bolshevik regime
ⓘ
restore unified Russia ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Ekaterinodar
ⓘ
Rostov-on-Don ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-Bolshevik ⓘ |
| included |
Cossack units
ⓘ
officer cadets ⓘ students ⓘ |
| leader |
Anton Denikin
ⓘ
Lavr Kornilov ⓘ Mikhail Alekseyev ⓘ Pyotr Wrangel ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Russian Army (Wrangel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of South Russia
|
| militaryBranch | ground forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Ice March
ⓘ
Denikin offensive on Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Directive offensive of 1919
Second Kuban Campaign ⓘ |
| operatedIn | southern Russia ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
Red Army ⓘ |
| partOf | White movement ⓘ |
| region |
Don region
ⓘ
Kuban River ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban
North Caucasus ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| strength | tens of thousands of soldiers at peak ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Entente Powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Entente powers
|
| usedLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
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Subject: Volunteer Army Description of subject: The Volunteer Army was a major anti-Bolshevik White force in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, composed largely of officers and volunteers and led by generals such as Anton Denikin.
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