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Anton Denikin
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Russian military and political leader (1872–1947)
Anton Denikin was a Russian military commander who led White Army forces against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1918–1922). He is a historically significant figure because his leadership of the anti-communist forces was a major challenge to the Soviet victory, though ultimately unsuccessful.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Ann Arbor
- Child
- Marina Denikina
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Armed Forces of South Russia
- Political party
- White movement
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Conflict
- Russo-Japanese War
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Denikin1.PNG
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- Anton Denikin
- date of birth
- 1872-12-16
- date of death
- 1947-08-08
- place of burial
- Donskoy Monastery
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Volunteer Army
- allegiance
- Russian Empire
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1895-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Anton Ivanovich Denikin (Russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин; 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1872 – 7 August 1947) was a Russian military officer of partial Polish origin, who served as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army and as a leading commander of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.
A veteran of the Russo-Japanese War and a highly decorated commander in World War I, Denikin rose to prominence for his leadership of the "Iron Brigade". Following the February Revolution, he became a vocal critic of the Russian Provisional Government's military policies. After the October Revolution, he was a co-founder of the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army in South Russia. He assumed command of the army in April 1918 and became the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR) in January 1919.
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