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Battle of Bitlis

Battle of Bitlis was a battle fought in July 1915 at Bitlis, in what is now Turkey. It was part of World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: Russian Caucasus Army; Armenian Fedayi against Second Army; Kurdish Tribesmen.

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Mustafa Kemal Pasha at the Bitlis front.
Mustafa Kemal Pasha at the Bitlis front.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateJuly 1915 (month precision)
PlaceBitlis, Turkey
38.400N, 42.108E
Part ofWorld War I (1914 to 1918)
KindBattle, First World War
ResultRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian Empire; Armenian volunteer unitsOttoman Empire
CommandersNikolai Yudenich; Andranik OzanianMustafa Kemal Pasha; Ahmed Izzet PashaArmy commander
StrengthRussian Caucasus Army; Armenian FedayiSecond Army; Kurdish Tribesmen
Casualties and lossesUnknown34,000 captured or killed
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Battle of Bitlis is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2632850, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bitlis, revision 1371656249, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.