✦ History

Part of World War I, Caucasus campaign

Battle of Erzincan

July 2–25, 1916 · Battle site

Result Russian victory

The Russian summer offensive west of Erzurum that defeated the Ottoman Third Army and took Erzincan.

On the map Contemporaries

Central Powers

Allies

Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Mehmet Vehip Kaçı military commander Hasan İzzet Paşa military commander Topal Osman military commander
Nikolai Yudenich military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
12,000

Units

Third Army (Ottoman Empire)
Caucasus Army (Russian Empire, 1914–1917) Greek Caucasus Division