What were the White Armies in Russia?

The White Army or White Armies, also known as the White Guard (Бѣлая Гвардія/Белая Гвардия, Belaya Gvardiya), Whites, or White Guardsmen (Бѣлогвардейцы/Белогвардейцы, Belogvardeytsi), was a common collective name for the armed formations of the White movement and anti-Soviet governments during the Civil War in Russia.

What weapons did the Russians have?

Selective-fire

What weapons did they use in the Russian revolution?

Military History | The Great War

• 1899. Arisaka Type 30.
• 1905. Arisaka Type 38.
• 1890. Berthier Rifle (Series)
• 1903. Browning Model 1903 / FN M1903.
• 1895. Colt Browning M1895 (Potato Digger)
• 1915. Fedorov Avtomat M1916.
• 1915. Fusante No.1 (F-1)
• 1915. Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG (Chauchat)

What did the White Russian Army fight for?

the civil war
The White Army had the stated aim to keep law and order in Russia as the Tsar’s army before the civil war and the revolution of Russia. They worked to remove Soviet organizations and functionaries in White-controlled territory. Overall, the White Army was nationalistic and rejected ethnic particularism and separatism.

What 3 groups made up the White Army?

The White Army Yudenich, Adm. Kolchak, and Gen. Denikin, became known as the White movement (sometimes referred to as the “White Army”) and controlled significant parts of the former Russian Empire for most of the war. The Western Allies armed and supported opponents of the Bolsheviks.

What was Russia’s first gun?

Fedorov Avtomat