Anton Denikin

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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 by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pyotr Wrangel
Personal details
Born	(1872-12-16)16 December 1872 Vlotslavek, Warsaw Governorate, Vistula Land, Imperial Russia (now Włocławek, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Died	7 August 1947(1947-08-07) (aged 74) Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Spouse	Xenia Chizh
Relations	Marina Denikina (daughter)
Awards	See below
Military service
Allegiance	Imperial Russia (1890–1917) White Movement in Southern Russia (1917–1920)
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army White Army
Years of service	1890–1920
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War Kuban Offensive

Anton Ivanovich Denikin (Russian: Антон Иванович Деникин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ 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]