On November 18, 1918, with the proclamation of the Minister of War,
Alexander Kolchak, the Supreme leader of
Russia, who assumed the supreme command of all the land and naval forces of Russia, the
White army was substantially reorganized. Admiral Kolchak was recognized as the supreme leader of Russia by all the commanders-in-chief of the white armies both in the south and west of Russia and in Siberia and the Far East; at the turn of May – June 1919, generals Anton Denikin, Evgeny Miller, Nikolay Yudenich voluntarily submitted to Kolchak and officially recognized his Supreme High Command over all armies in Russia. The Supreme Commander at the same time confirmed the powers of commanders. By order of the Supreme Governor, Miller and Yudenich received the status of
Governor-general. In his subordination were the
Armed Forces of South Russia, led by the Deputy Supreme Commander General Anton Denikin, the
Eastern,
Northern and
Northwestern Fronts, as well as the naval forces and the military representation of Russia abroad. The name "Russian Army" was affirmed as the unification of all the white fronts, and the status of the front commanders formally from the commander-in-chief was given to the commanders of the Northern and North-Western armies, Generals
Nikolai Yudenich and Anatoly Miller. == Armed Forces ==