Erzurum offensive

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The Erzurum offensive was a major Russian Empire military campaign during World War I in the Caucasus, resulting in the capture of the Ottoman fortress city of Erzurum.

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Erzurum offensive canonical 2
Erzurum operation 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of World War I
military offensive
aim to knock the Ottoman Third Army out of the war in the Caucasus
alsoKnownAs Erzurum offensive
surface form: Erzurum operation
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
campaign Russian winter campaign of 1915–1916 on the Caucasus front
capturedPlace Erzurum Castle
surface form: Erzurum fortress
casualtiesSide heavy Ottoman casualties
significant Russian casualties
commander Mahmut Kamil Pasha
Nikolai Yudenich
commanderSide Mahmut Kamil Pasha – Ottoman Empire
Nikolai Yudenich
surface form: Nikolai Yudenich – Russian Empire
conflict World War I
countryAtTime Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
dateOfCapture 1916-02-16
endDate 1916-02-16
followedBy Trabzon campaign
surface form: Trabzon Campaign
fortificationsInvolved Erzurum Castle
surface form: Erzurum fortress complex
fortressCapturedFrom Ottoman Empire
frontlineChange Russian advance deep into eastern Anatolia
geographicRegion Eastern Anatolia
historicalPeriod early 20th century
involvedMilitaryUnit Ottoman Third Army
Russian Caucasus Army
location Caucasus front
Erzurum
Ottoman Empire
militaryTactic surprise attack in harsh winter conditions
notableFeature breach of heavily fortified Ottoman positions
surprise winter offensive
objective capture of Erzurum fortress
opponentOf Ottoman Third Army
partOf Caucasus campaign
surface form: Caucasus Campaign
precededBy Battle of Koprukoy
result Russian victory
season winter 1915–1916
significance one of the most important Russian victories on the Caucasus front
startDate 1916-01-10
strategicConsequence collapse of Ottoman defensive line in eastern Anatolia
theaterOfWar Caucasus Front of World War I
surface form: Caucasus theater of World War I
typeOfWarfare land warfare
year 1916

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Nikolai Yudenich notableBattle Erzurum offensive
Erzurum offensive alsoKnownAs Erzurum offensive
this entity surface form: Erzurum operation
Trabzon campaign followed Erzurum offensive