battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Oltu
Battle of Oltu was a battle fought in 1920 at Oltu, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Turkish–Armenian War. The recorded result: First battle: Armenian victory; Second Battle: Turkish victory; Start of Turkish-Armenian War.
See it on the globe Read the article
Record
| Date | 1920 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Oltu, Turkey 40.550N, 42.000E | |
| Part of | Turkish–Armenian War (1920) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | First battle: Armenian victory; Second Battle: Turkish victory; Start of Turkish-Armenian War | |
| Territorial change | Armenia captures eastern part of Oltu; After Second Battle; Turks captured Olti Okrug and Kars Oblast | |
| Belligerents | Republic of Armenia | Ottoman Empire (until Second Battle); Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
| Commanders | Harutyun Hovsepian; Hovhannes Mazmanian; Col. Shahbudaghian; Nesterovskii | Ali Riza Bey; Kâzım Karabekir; Halit Karsıalan |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sarikamish 1914, 54 km
- Battle of Sarikamish 1920, 54 km
- Battle of Kapetron 1048, 69 km
- Battle of Basian 1202, 69 km
- Battle of Svindax 1022, 80 km
In the same war
- After: Battle of Sarikamish 29 September 1920
- All 3 engagements of Turkish–Armenian War
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Battle of Maysalun Syria
- Kyiv offensive Ukraine
- Battle of the Niemen River Belarus
- Battle of Komarów Poland
Battle of Oltu 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 Q4808216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oltu, revision 1370452171, 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.