<P> The White movement ( Russian : Бѣлое движенiе / Белое движение , tr . Beloye dvizheniye , IPA : ( ˈbjɛləɪ dvjɪˈʐenjɪɪ ) ) and its military arm the White Army ( Бѣлая Армiя / Белая Армия , Belaya Armiya ) , also known as the White Guard ( Бѣлая Гвардiя / Белая Гвардия , Belaya Gvardiya ) or the Whites ( Белые and белогвардейцы , `` White Guardsmen '' ) , was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks , also known as the Reds , in the Russian Civil War ( 1917 -- 1922 / 3 ) and , to a lesser extent , continued operating as militarized associations both outside and within Russian borders until roughly the Second World War . </P>
<P> The White movement ( Russian : Бѣлое движенiе / Белое движение , tr . Beloye dvizheniye , IPA : ( ˈbjɛləɪ dvjɪˈʐenjɪɪ ) ) and its military arm the White Army ( Бѣлая Армiя / Белая Армия , Belaya Armiya ) , also known as the White Guard ( Бѣлая Гвардiя / Белая Гвардия , Belaya Gvardiya ) or the Whites ( Белые and белогвардейцы , `` White Guardsmen '' ) , was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks , also known as the Reds , in the Russian Civil War ( 1917 -- 1922 / 3 ) and , to a lesser extent , continued operating as militarized associations both outside and within Russian borders until roughly the Second World War . </P>
who was the white army made up of
who was the white army made up of
loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks
loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks