Caucasus Military District

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The Caucasus Military District was a major administrative and operational command of the Imperial Russian Army responsible for military affairs in the strategically important Caucasus region.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military administrative division
military district
activeDuring 19th century
early 20th century
associatedWith Caucasus Army
Caucasus Viceroyalty
borderedBy Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Ottoman Empire
Persia
commanderRank general
conflictInvolvement Caucasian campaigns of the Russian Empire
Russo-Turkish conflicts in the Caucasus
country Russian Empire
dissolvedAfter Russian Revolution
governedBy commander of the Caucasus Military District
hasGarrison Tiflis
hasJurisdictionOver Cossack units stationed in the Caucasus
Russian garrisons in the Caucasus
fortresses in the Caucasus region
hasRole administrative command
operational command
hasTask fortification of the Caucasus frontier
logistical support for forces in the Caucasus
mobilization planning in the Caucasus
training of troops in the Caucasus
headquartersLocation Tbilisi
Tiflis
historicalPeriod late Imperial Russia
languageOfCommand Russian
locatedIn Caucasus region
North Caucasus
Transcaucasia
militaryBranch army
operatedIn Caucasus
partOf Imperial Russian Army
replacedBy Red Army regional commands in the Caucasus
responsibleFor border security in the Caucasus
coordination of Imperial Russian Army units in the Caucasus
defense of the Caucasus frontier
military affairs in the Caucasus
strategicImportance high
subordinateTo Russian Imperial General Staff
War Ministry of the Russian Empire
typeOfArea strategic border region
uses Imperial Russian Army rank structure
Imperial Russian Army regulations

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Erivan Governorate
Erivan uezd
Terek Oblast
partOf
Caucasus Military District ("Caucasus Army")
associatedWith
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ("Russian military districts")
controls

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