Capture of Erzurum (1918) 1918
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 12 March 1918 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Caucasus campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Armenian volunteer units, Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 39.9086, 41.2769 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Capture of Erzurum in 1918 was a military operation during the Caucasus campaign of World War I, in which the Ottoman army, led by Vehip Pasha, reoccupied the strategic fortress city of Erzurum from Armenian forces. Following the collapse of the Russian Caucasian army in 1917, Ottoman forces launched a general offensive to recover lost territories and advance toward the pre-1877 frontier. The city was evacuated by Armenian forces on the night of 11 March and formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire the following morning.
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