Caucasus Front

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The Caucasus Front was a major World War I military front where Russian and Ottoman forces clashed in the mountainous region between the Black and Caspian Seas.

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Caucasus Front canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I front
military front
theatre of war
affectedPopulation Armenian civilians
Georgian civilians
Kurdish civilians
Russian civilians
Turkish civilians
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
characteristic harsh winter conditions
high-altitude warfare
logistical difficulties
commandedBy Enver Pasha
Hafiz Hakki Pasha
Nikolai Yudenich
conflict World War I
endTime 1918
frontLineLength several hundred kilometers
involvedCountry Armenia
surface form: Armenia (region)

Georgia
surface form: Georgia (region)

Ottoman Empire
Persia
Russian Empire
location Caucasus region
area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
notableBattle Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)
surface form: Battle of Erzurum (1916)

Battle of Koprukoy
Battle of Oltu (1914)
Battle of Sarikamish
Trabzon campaign
surface form: Trabzon Campaign
opponent Ottoman Third Army
Russian Caucasus Army
partOf Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War I
relatedEvent Armenian Genocide
Russian Revolution
surface form: Russian Revolution of 1917
relatedTheatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Persian campaign
surface form: Persian Campaign (World War I)
result Ottoman temporary territorial gains in eastern Anatolia
collapse of Russian front after 1917
startTime 1914
strategicObjective access to the Caucasus oil fields
control of eastern Anatolia
protection of Russian Transcaucasia
terrain mountainous region
timePeriod early 20th century

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Trabzon campaign theatre Caucasus Front
Trabzon campaign front Caucasus Front
Yudenich placeOfActivity Caucasus Front
subject surface form: Nikolai Yudenich