THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 16
November 16 in history
What happened on November 16: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1920, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Evacuation of the Crimea
14–16 Nov 1920 — In good order, 146 ships carry some 150,000 soldiers and civilians out of the Crimea to Constantinople. The Whites’ Dunkirk: the army is saved, the cause is lost, the exile is permanent.
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