✦ History

Turkish invasion of Armenia

September 23 – December 2, 1920

Result Turkish victory

Ended by Treaty of Alexandropol

Turkish nationalist forces under Kâzım Karabekir invaded the Democratic Republic of Armenia and took Kars. Armenia had to give up much of its territory, and soon after it fell to the Soviet Red Army.

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Battles 4

1920
Battle of Oltu First battle: Armenian victory Oltu Kâzım Karabekir, Deli Halid Paşa
September 29, 1920
Battle of Sarikamish (1920) Turkish victory Sarıkamış Simon Vratsian, Kâzım Karabekir, Deli Halid Paşa
October 30, 1920
Battle of Kars (1920) Turkish victory Kars Kâzım Karabekir, Deli Halid Paşa
November 7, 1920
Battle of Alexandropol Turkish victory Kâzım Karabekir

Key commanders

Armenia 2

Hamo Ohanjanyan belligerent leader Simon Vratsian military commander

Turkey 3

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk belligerent leader Kâzım Karabekir belligerent leader Deli Halid Paşa military commander

Ottoman Empire 2

Kâzım Karabekir military commander Deli Halid Paşa military commander