- Trebizond Campaign
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Trebizond Campaign
date=February 5 -April 15 ,1916
place=Trabzon ,Turkey
result= Russian victory
combatant1=flag|Ottoman Empire|size=25px
combatant2=flag|Russian Empire|size=25px
commander1=Vehip Pasha
commander2= Yudenich
strength1= Third Army
strength2=Russian Caucasus Army
casualties1=
casualties2=|The Trebizond Campaign, also known as the Battle of Trebizond was a series of brilliant Russian naval and land operations that resulted in the capture of Trebizond. It was the logistical step after theErzerum Campaign . Operations began onFebruary 5 and concluded when the Ottoman troops abandoned Trebizond on the night ofApril 15 ,1916 . cite book
last = Walton
first = Robert
author link =
title =The Capture of Trabzon. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I, vol iv
publisher = Marshall Cavendish Corporation
date =1984
location =New York
pages = pp.1306-1313
isbn = 0-86307-181-3]Effect on Armenians
Prior to World War I, the vibrant Armenian community of Trebizond numbered 30,000. In 1915, during the
Armenian Genocide , they were massacred and deported.Hy iconSoviet Armenian Encyclopedia , "Trapizon", Vol. 12, Yerevan 1986. p. 87] After the Russian capture of Trebizond, some 500 surviving Armenians were able to returnHy icon Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia, "Trapizon", Vol. 12, Yerevan 1986. p. 87] , as well as Armenian monks of theKaymakli Monastery . [The Byzantine Churches of Trebizond, Selina Ballance, Anatolian Studies, volume 10, page 169.]References
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