Caucasus front
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The Caucasus front was a major World War I theater of operations between the Russian and Ottoman Empires in the mountainous Caucasus region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caucasus front canonical | 4 |
| Caucasus campaign | 1 |
| Eastern Front (Caucasus sector) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I theater
ⓘ
military front ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Caucasus Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Enver Pasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahmut Kamil Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Yudenich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| involves |
Armenian volunteer units
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ⓘ
Cossack units ⓘ Georgian forces ⓘ Kurdish irregulars ⓘ |
| location |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bitlis
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ⓘ
Battle of Erzurum (1916) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Koprukoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Manzikert (1915) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oltu NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sarikamish NERFINISHED ⓘ Trabzon Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Third Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Caucasus Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Russian Revolution of 1917
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Batum NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Brest-Litovsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Armenian Genocide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Ottoman advance into Eastern Anatolia and Transcaucasia
ⓘ
Russian withdrawal after 1917 revolutions ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
access to oil fields of Baku
ⓘ
control of Caucasus passes ⓘ defense of Transcaucasian railways ⓘ security of Eastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| terrain |
harsh climate
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperationsFor |
Ottoman Second Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Caucasus Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Front (Caucasus sector)
this entity surface form:
Caucasus campaign