Evacuation of the Crimea

Evacuation of Crimea
Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
Evacuation of Pyotr Wrangel's Russian Army from Crimea
Evacuation of Pyotr Wrangel's Russian Army from Crimea
TypeEmergency evacuation
Location
Planned byRussian Army
Commanded byPyotr Wrangel
ObjectiveEvacuation of Russian soldiers and civilians to Constantinople
DateNovember 13–16, 1920 (1920-11-13 – 1920-11-16)
Executed byRussian Squadron
OutcomeEvacuation successful

The Evacuation of the Crimea (November 13–16, 1920) was an event in the Russian Civil War, in which the Government of South Russia evacuated over sea from the Crimean Peninsula, the last stronghold of the White movement on the Southern Front, bringing an end to the fighting on that Front.