Battle of Erzincan
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The Battle of Erzincan (Russian: Эрзинджанское сражение, Turkish: Erzincan Muharebesi) was a Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
In February 1916, Nikolai Yudenich had taken the cities of Erzurum and Trabzon. Trabzon had provided the Russians with a port to receive reinforcements in the Caucasus. Enver Pasha ordered the Third Army, now under Vehip Pasha, to retake Trabzon.[1] Vehip's attack failed and General Yudenich counterattacked on July 2.[1] The Russian attack hit the Turkish communications center of Erzincan forcing Vehip's troops to retreat as well as losing 34,000 men, half taken as POWs.[1] As a result the Third Army was rendered ineffective for the rest of the year.[2]
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References
- Spencer C. Tucker(Editor), A Global Chronology of Conflict, Volume Four, ABC-CLIO, 2010.
- Erzurum-Erzincan
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- Conflicts in 1916
- Battles of the Caucasus Campaign
- Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire
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- History of Erzincan Province
- Erzurum Vilayet
- 1916 in the Ottoman Empire
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