The Russian Army (), commonly known as the Army of Wrangel (), was a

White Army The White Army, also known as the White Guard, the White Guardsmen, or simply the Whites, was a common collective name for the armed formations of the White movement and Anti-Sovietism, anti-Bolshevik governments during the Russian Civil War. T ...

active in South Russia during the

Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the 1917 overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. I ...

from March to November 1920. It was officially formed on 28 April 1920 from the merger of several White armies, including the

Volunteer Army The Volunteer Army (; ), abbreviated to (), also known as the Southern White Army was a White Army active in South Russia during the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1920. The Volunteer Army fought against Bolsheviks and the Makhnovists on the ...

, in a reorganization of the

Armed Forces of South Russia The Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR or SRAF) () were the unified military forces of the White movement in southern Russia between 1919 and 1920. On 8 January 1919, the Armed Forces of South Russia were formed, incorporating the Volunteer Ar ...

. The Army of Wrangel, nicknamed after its commander General Pyotr Wrangel, fought against

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forces in the Southern Front and the

Ukrainian War of Independence The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the Ukrainian–Soviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the establishment and development of an independent Ukr ...

. In November 1920, following defeat at the Siege of Perekop and being vastly outnumbered, the Army of Wrangel organized a successful evacuation from Crimea and subsequently dissolved. Veterans of the army were among the founders of the

Russian All-Military Union The Russian All-Military Union (, abbreviated РОВС, ROVS) is a White movement organization that was founded by White Army General Pyotr Wrangel in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on 1 September 1924. It was initially headquartered ...

Composition

The Russian Army had a staff and five

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Strength

* May 1920: to men (at the beginning of 1920 in Crimea men, approximately to were evacuated from the North Caucasus). * June 1920: men. * September 1920: the army and its rear bases had about men, of whom about on the front, in the military camps and injured. In September the combat troops of the army counted to men ( in mid-September). * October 1920: to . Of the Russian Army officers, were in the combat troops, in support of the front, and at the back (including the sick and wounded).Volkov SV, Сайт историка Сергея Владимировича Волкова. Beloe dviženie v Rossii:organizacionnaâ struktura
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* {{White Armies and White Fleets of the Russian Civil War Military units and formations of White Russia (Russian Civil War) Anti-communist organizations in Russia