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Pavel Bermondt-Avalov

1877–1974 · 20th century

Pavel Bermondt-Avalov was a Russian officer and adventurer who in 1919 commanded the West Russian Volunteer Army, a force of anti-Bolshevik Russians and German Freikorps soldiers in Latvia and Lithuania backed by German commanders. In October 1919 he attacked Riga but was repulsed by Latvian forces with Estonian and Allied naval help in November, and his army was also defeated by Lithuanian troops near Radviliškis. He spent the rest of his life in emigration.

Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pavel Bermondt-Avalov. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pavel-bermondt-avalov
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