Pyotr Krasnov

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Pyotr Krasnov was a Russian Imperial Army general and prominent Cossack leader who became a key figure in the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cossack leader
Russian general
White movement leader
human
allegiance Don Cossack Host
Imperial Russia
White movement
awardReceived Order of St Anna
Order of St George
Order of St Stanislaus
Order of St Vladimir
causeOfDeath execution
convictedOf collaboration with Nazi Germany
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
countryOfDeath Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1869-09-22
dateOfDeath 1947-01-17
educatedAt Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
ethnicGroup Cossacks
familyName Krasnov
givenName Pyotr
hasActivityIn literature
military leadership
ideology anti-communism
monarchism
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
militaryRank Lieutenant General
movement White movement
notableFor collaboration with German forces in World War II
leadership of Don Cossacks
role in White movement
notableWork Cossack-themed novels
historical writings on Cossacks
occupation military officer
writer
opponent Bolsheviks
participantIn Don Cossack uprising against Bolsheviks
Russian Civil War
World War I
placeOfBirth St Petersburg Governorate NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Moscow
positionHeld Ataman of the Don Cossacks
residence Don region
sexOrGender male

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