Green Army
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The Green Army, which functioned during the Russian Civil War, had its roots in Ukrainian nationalism and oscilated between other forces.
The war took an especially brutal form in the south of Russia and in Ukraine, and its front lines moved frequently, disrupting civilian life. All groups participating in the war engaged in atrocities and pogroms. The estimated total of fatalities amounts to seven million.
The largest Green contingents were Ataman Grigoriev's forces in the southern Ukraine and the Kuban-Black Sea Army (sometimes called the Red-Green Army) estimated to be around 15,000 troops each and which fought against General Denikin's Russian Volunteer Army in 1919. Paramilitary bands in the Crimea united by 1920 into the Crimea Rebel Army, which fought together with the Red Army against Baron Wrangel.
By the end of 1920 the Greens had dissolved: some became part of the Red Army (the Red-Greens), others joined with the White Army (the White-Greens).
"Green Army" can also refer to the fans of Plymouth Argyle F.C. on account of them being one of only two teams in the Football League to play in green.
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