Persian Campaign (1918 AD)

Persian Campaign (Allied Powers: & border|20px Armenian Volunteers & border|20px Assyrian volunteers vs Central Powers: & Kurdish tribes) took place in 1918 AD during Middle Eastern Theater of World War I.

Battle facts

• Year: 1918 AD
• Date: 1918-10-30
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Middle Eastern Theater of World War I
• Side A: Allied Powers:, border|20px Armenian Volunteers, border|20px Assyrian volunteers
• Side B: Central Powers:, Kurdish tribes
• Commanders (A): Tsar Nicholas II, Fyodor Chernozubov, Nikolai Baratov, border|20px Tovmas Nazarbekian, border|20px Andranik Ozanian
• Commanders (B): Enver Pasha, Halil Kut, Ali Ihsan Pasha, Simko Shikak, Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Casualties: approx. 3,000 2,474+ killed 471+ wounded Unknown11,029 9,353 killed few thousand died of disease
• Outcome: Allied victory Armistice of Mudros Ottoman forces withdraw from Persia
• Coordinates: 35.700°, 51.417°

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