Between the czar and Hitler - The forgotten story of the White Army | DW Documentary

The Russian Civil War was one of the 20th century's bloodiest chapters. The fight for Russia between Lenin's Red Army and the White Army was ruthless. Its legacy can be felt in Europe to this day. Nestled in the Alps in Austrian East Tyrol, a cemetery bears witness to a dark chapter in European history. In 1945, following 27 years of war, flight and survival, the White Army's long journey came to a tragic end there. Russia, 1917: Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate, bringing 300 years of Romanov rule to an end. Lenin and his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, returned from exile in Switzerland determined to reshape the country according to their vision. But alongside the Bolsheviks, Lenin's radical communist followers, another force emerged to claim Russia: The White Army. The White Army was ma