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Semen Karetnyk
Semen Karetnyk | |
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 Semen Karetnyk in October 1920 | |
| Native name | Семе́н Мики́тович Каретник |
| Birth name | Semen Mykytovych Karetnyk |
| Born | 1893 Huliaipole, Katerynoslav, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 November 1920 (aged 26–27) Melitopol, Katerynoslav, Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (1914-1917) Makhnovshchina (1918-1920) |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army (1914-1917) Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (1918-1920) |
| Years of service | 1914–1920 |
| Rank | Ataman |
| Commands | Crimean Corps |
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Semen Mykytovych Karetnyk (Ukrainian: Семе́н Мики́тович Каретник; 1893 – 1920) was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and military commander in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (RIAU). He often replaced Nestor Makhno as supreme commander of the Insurgent Army in 1920. Karetnyk gained a reputation for his central role in defeating the White Army in Crimea in November 1920.
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