1916 Russian offensive against the Ottoman Empire during WW1
Erzurum offensive
Part of the Caucasus campaign of the First World War
Le Petit Journal Feb. 27, 1916 Retreat of the Turks after the taking of Erzurum by the Russians
Date
10 January 1916 – 16 February 1916
Location
Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
Result
Russian victory
Destruction of the Third Turkish Army
Belligerents
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolai Yudenich
Abdul Kerim Pasha
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army 130,000 infantry 338 guns[1]
Third Army 78,000 450 guns[1]
Casualties and losses
2,300 killed 14,700 wounded[2]
66,000[3][4] 20,000 POWs including 300 officers 450 cannons[5]
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Caucasus campaign
Bergmann Offensive
Sarikamish
Ardahan
Van
Manzikert
Kara Killisse
Erzurum
Koprukoy
1st Trebizond
1st Bitlis
Muş
Erzincan
2nd Trebizond
Choloki
German expedition
Sardarabad
Abaran
Karakilisa
Goychay
Aghsu
Kurdamir
Binagadi
Baku
Associated articles
Dunsterforce
Norperforce
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Erzurum Offensive
Azkani Village
Battle of Koprukoy
Hassankale
Kargabazar Dag
Deve-Boyun Ridge
Fort Tafet
The Erzurum offensive (Russian: Эрзурумское сражение, romanized: Erzurumskoe srazhenie; Turkish: Erzurum Taarruzu) or Battle of Erzurum (Turkish: Erzurum Muharebesi) 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 Ottoman forces, in winter quarters, suffered a series of unexpected reverses, which led to a Russian victory.
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