Erzincan operation

In February - April, Yudenich managed to take the cities of Erzurum , Mush and Trebizond . The latter was a very profitable port , which made it possible to deliver reinforcements by sea to the Caucasian front. On May 16 ( 29 ), 1916, the Turks launched an offensive, forcing the Russian troops to leave Mamahatun .

Russian army

On the right flank was the 5th Caucasian Army Corps (along the Trebizond - Gyumyushkhan highway). To the left (the southern slope of the Pontic Mountains) is the 2nd Turkestan . In the region of Ashkale , the 1st Caucasian Army Corps was located .

Turkish Army

Opposite the Russian 5th Corps, the Turks placed their 5th, consisting of 3 divisions. Opposite the Russian 2nd Turkestan, the Turks set their 10th.

Enver Pasha ordered the 3rd Army, under the command of Wehip Pasha , to conquer Trebizond again. June 13 ( 26 ), 1916 The 5th corps of the Turkish army goes on the offensive in the direction of. The distance from the location of the Turkish army to the city of Of was equal to 5 days of travel, which, according to the norms of that time, corresponded to 150 km. On June 19 ( July 2 ) 1916 Yudenich launched a counter-offensive with the aim of cutting off the Turkish corps tearing toward the sea from the flanks. June 27 ( July 10 ) 1916 Derbent regiment of the Russian army occupied Mamahatun . On July 2 ( 15 ), 1916, Russian troops occupied Bayburt . On July 10 ( 23 ), 1916, the Russians captured Kelkit by the forces of the 2nd Turkestan Corps. On July 12 ( 25 ), 1916, Russian troops (the 39th division of Lyakhov ) entered Erzincan left by the Turks. As a result of the retreat, the 3rd Army of the Turks was withdrawn from participation in hostilities until the end of the year.

Books

in Russian

• Avakyan G.G., Balbabyan N.S., Zakharov V.A., Novikov V.V. and others. Armenians in the First World War (1914-1918). - M .: Publishing House "Russian Writer", 2014. - 768 p. - ISBN 978-5-91642-139-2 .
• Ayrapetov O. R. Participation of the Russian Empire in the First World War (1914-1917): Series of 4 books. - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014-2016.
• Korsun N.G. World War I on the Caucasian Front. - M .: Military Publishing House of the NPO of the USSR, 1946 .-- 100 p.
• Maslovsky E.V. [World War on the Caucasian Front, 1914-1917: strategic essay.] - M.: Veche, 2015. - 544 p. - ISBN 978-5-4444-1754-6

in English

• , Muratoff PP Caucasian Battlefields: A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border. 1828-1921 (English) . - Cambridge: CUP , 1953. - 614 p. - ISBN 978-1-108-01335-2 .
  • Allen W., Muratov P. The Battle of the Caucasus. The history of wars on the Turkish-Caucasian front. 1828-1921 / Per. from English E.V. Lamanova . - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2016 .-- 606 p. - ISBN 978-5-9524-5203-9 .
• Erzurum-erzincan

in French

• Korganoff G. La Participation des Arméniens à la Guerre Mondiale sur le Front du Caucase (1914-1918) : [ fr. ] / Le Général G. Korganoff. - P .: Massis, 1927 .-- 209 s.
  • Korganov G. G. Participation of Armenians in the World War on the Caucasian Front (1914-1918) / Per. with fr. Yu. L. Pirumyan , E. E. Dolbakyan . - M .: MAX Press, 2011 .-- 183 p. - ISBN 978-5-317-03563-1 .

• Russian State Library. Forgotten Heroes. Lost victories. The Caucasian Front of World War I 1914-1918 (Neopr.) . Virtual exhibitions of the Russian State Library (2014).