Vrangel' family papers 1849-2003

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Vrangel' family papers 1849-2003

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The Vrangel' family papers include correspondence, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian military activities during World War I, White Russian military activities during the Russian Civil War, and especially to Russian émigré affairs in the interwar period. Includes obituaries of Petr Vrangel' and letters of condolence following his death. Mainly in Russian.

9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box; (6 linear feet)

rus,

eng,

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Vrangel' family

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Biographical Note A veteran of the Russian-Japanese War (1904-1905) and World War I General Baron Petr Nikolaevich Vrangel' joined the anti-Bolshevik armies in Southern Russia in late 1917. He was known for many years in Russia as the "black baron" and "the last enemy of the Soviet Republic", while on the other hand he was honored as "the last knight of the Russian Empire" by his comrades. Vrangel' was the commander-in-chief of the White Army...

Vrangel', Petr Nikolaevich, baron, 1878-1928.

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