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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military administrative division
military district
activeDuring 19th century
early 20th century
associatedWith Caucasus Military District self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caucasus Army

Caucasus Viceroyalty
borderedBy Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Ottoman Empire
Persia
commanderRank general
conflictInvolvement Russian–Caucasian War
surface form: 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 Tbilisi
surface form: 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
Tbilisi
surface form: Tiflis
historicalPeriod late Imperial Russia
languageOfCommand Russian
locatedIn Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus region

North Caucasus
South Caucasus
surface form: 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 General Staff
surface form: Russian Imperial General Staff

War Ministry of the Russian Empire
typeOfArea strategic border region
uses Imperial Russian Army rank structure
Imperial Russian Army regulations

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Erivan Governorate partOf Caucasus Military District
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation controls Caucasus Military District
this entity surface form: Russian military districts
Terek Oblast partOf Caucasus Military District
Caucasus Military District associatedWith Caucasus Military District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Caucasus Army
Erivan uezd partOf Caucasus Military District
Sukhumi Okrug partOf Caucasus Military District
Soviet internal military districts includesExample Caucasus Military District
this entity surface form: Transcaucasus Military District
Soviet military districts notableExample Caucasus Military District
this entity surface form: Transcaucasus Military District