Crimean evacuation of November 1920

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The Crimean evacuation of November 1920 was the mass withdrawal by sea of General Wrangel’s White Army forces and tens of thousands of civilians from Crimea to foreign ports at the end of the Russian Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military evacuation
operation of the Russian Civil War
alsoKnownAs Evacuation from Crimea (1920)
Wrangel evacuation
cause advance of the Red Army into Crimea
chronology occurred after the fall of the Crimean front to the Red Army
country Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (de facto territory contested)
linked to: Russian SFSR
destination Bizerte
linked to: Bizerte port

Burgas
Constantinople
France
Gallipoli
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Lemnos
Piraeus
Tunisia (French protectorate)
Varna
endTime 1920-11-16
followedBy White Russian diaspora
emigration of White Russians
end of large-scale White resistance in European Russia
hasCause collapse of the Southern Front of the White Army
defeat of the White movement in South Russia
hasEffect consolidation of Bolshevik control over Crimea
mass exile of anti-Bolshevik elements
hasPart evacuation of White Army troops
evacuation of civilian refugees
naval transport operations
historicalSignificance key moment in the formation of the Russian White émigré community
marked the final large-scale withdrawal of White forces from European Russia
location Crimea
Feodosiya
linked to: Feodosia

Kerch
Sevastopol
Yalta
numberOfCivilians tens of thousands of civilians
numberOfMilitaryPersonnel about 50000 soldiers
numberOfParticipants approximately 145000 people
over 100000 people
partOf Russian Civil War
pointInTime November 1920
significantParticipant British Royal Navy
linked to: Royal Navy

French Navy
Greek Navy
linked to: Hellenic Navy

Italian Navy
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Pyotr Wrangel
Russian Army of General Wrangel
Serbian authorities
White Army
civilian refugees
startTime 1920-11-11
usedTransport auxiliary vessels
merchant ships
warships

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Wrangel government in Crimea significantEvent Crimean evacuation of November 1920
Crimean evacuation of November 1920 alsoKnownAs Wrangel evacuation
linked to: Crimean evacuation of November 1920
Crimean evacuation of November 1920 alsoKnownAs Evacuation from Crimea (1920)
linked to: Crimean evacuation of November 1920
Perekop–Chongar operation followedBy Crimean evacuation of White forces
linked to: Crimean evacuation of November 1920