Erzurum Offensive

When

10 Jan 1916 – 16 Feb 1916

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

39.91° N, 41.28° E

Description

1916 military operation

1916 Russian offensive against the Ottoman Empire during WW1

The Erzurum offensive or Battle of Erzurum was a major winter offensive by the Imperial Russian Army on the Caucasus Campaign, during the First World War that led to the capture of the strategic city of Erzurum. The Turkish forces, in winter quarters, suffered a series of unexpected reverses, which led to a Russian victory.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWI: Erzurum Offensive – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Erzurum, eine große Winteroffensive der Kaiserlich Russischen Armee unter Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Judenitsch während der Kaukasuskampagne endet…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Russes prennent Erzurum”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page