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Seizure of Erzincan
Date 13-14 february 1918 Location Erzincan, Turkey Result Ottoman victory Full capture of Erzincan by ottoman forces Flight of Russian-Armenian soldiers to Erzurum
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kurdish tribes	Russian Empire Armenian volunteer units Armenian fedayi
Commanders and leaders
Kâzım Karabekir	colonel "Morel"

The capture of Erzincan refers to the military operation led by Kazim Karabekir, a Turkish commander, on February 13th.

Seizure

The capture was carried out by Kazim Karabekir and his Turkish troops on February 13th. Facing the defense of Colonel Morel, a Russian officer, the city witnessed a state of indescribable panic during its evacuation in the dead of night. Overcoming the obstacles posed by fleeing Armenian soldiers and civilians, who succumbed to fear, the Turkish forces pursued them along the Erzeroum road, enduring severe snowstorms and repeated attacks from Kurdish tribes. Meanwhile, the Armenian fedayeen fought fiercely in rearguard actions, while the under-equipped and famished Ottoman army discovered sustenance and weaponry in the abandoned Russian arsenals and reserves. This event foreshadowed similar developments that would later unfold on a larger scale in Erzeroum and Kars.

Notes and References

1. (Minassian 2006, p. 60) "La rage au cœur, les fédaïs arméniens..."
2. Özkan, İbrahim. Deli Halid Paşa: Unutulan Yıllar, Unutturulan Kahraman (in Turkish). Ötüken Neşriyat A.Ş. ISBN 978-605-155-294-1. 13 Şubat 1918'de, Erzincan'ın kurtarılmasından
3. Dumont, Paul (2023-03-30). Mustafa Kemal invente la Turquie moderne (1919-1924) (in French). L'Archipel. ISBN 979-10-392-0348-7. 14 février : Kâzim Karabekir reprend Erzincan aux Russes.
4. (Minassian 2006, p. 60) "Bousculant les civils, les soldats arméniens cèdent à la peur, s'enfuient par la route d'Erzeroum"
5. (Minassian 2006, p. 60) "Les troupes turques de Kazim Karabékir sont devant Erzincan..."
6. ^ (Minassian 2006, p. 60)

Books

• Minassian, Anahide Ter (2006). 1918-1920, la République d'Arménie (in French). Editions Complexe. ISBN 978-2-8048-0092-5.