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Pyotr Wrangel

1878–1928 · 20th century · Also known as Baron Pyotr Wrangel, Peter Wrangel

Pyotr Wrangel was a Russian general and a leading commander of the White movement in the Russian Civil War. In April 1920 he succeeded Anton Denikin as commander of the White forces in southern Russia, held Crimea and advanced into southern Ukraine. Defeated by the Red Army in November 1920, he evacuated some 150,000 soldiers and civilians from Crimea and died in exile in Brussels.

Pyotr Wrangel
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