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White Russians
Those who fought against the Soviet Red Army in the Russian Civil War (1918-21). The name was derived from the royalist opponents of the French Revolution, known as Whites, because they adopted the white flag of the French Bourbon dynasty. The White Army, though smaller than the Red, was better equipped and had an abundance of Tsarist officers, some of whom offered to serve as ordinary soldiers. Its two main bases were in the south, where the army was successively led by Kornilov, Denikin, and Wrangel, and in Siberia where Kolchak was nominally head of a provisional government at Omsk. The White Russians were ultimately defeated by their own internal quarrels and by their refusal to grant land reforms in the areas under their control.
Oxford Paperback Encyclopedia, © Oxford University Press 1998 []
Russian Civil War (1918 - 1921)
Oxford Paperback Encyclopedia
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<Military Service records - Military service records are found in the Military Historic Archive in Moscow and are similar in detail to the civilian service records. A service record is more likely to exist if the person was an officer. It is useful to know which branch of service the person served in. A photograph of the person in uniform is most helpful.>
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BLITZ - Genealogy Research in Russia
http://feefhs.org/blitz/blitzgrr.html
PS> Not sure that you will find "White Russian" records here, but worth the inquiry.
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