Anton Denikin

Anton Denikin
Антон Деникин
Portrait, c. 1918–1919
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia
In office
8 January 1919 – 4 April 1920
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPyotr Wrangel
Personal details
Born(1872-12-16)16 December 1872
Vlotslavek, Warsaw Governorate, Vistula Land, Imperial Russia
(now Włocławek, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Died7 August 1947(1947-08-07) (aged 74)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
SpouseXenia Chizh
RelationsMarina Denikina (daughter)
AwardsSee below
Military service
AllegianceRussian Empire Imperial Russia
(1890–1917)
South Russia (1919–1920) White Movement in Southern Russia
(1917–1920)
Branch/service Imperial Russian Army
South Russia (1919–1920) White Army
Years of service1890–1920
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/wars

Anton Ivanovich Denikin (Russian: Антон Иванович Деникин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ dʲɪˈnʲikʲɪn]; 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1872 – 7 August 1947) was a Russian military leader who served as the acting supreme ruler of the Russian State and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of South Russia during the Russian Civil War of 1917–1923. Previously, he was a general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.

His forces' implementation of the White Terror was known for pogroms.[1]

  1. ^ Hochschild, Adam (7 October 2022). "Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets' Archenemies". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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