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Battle of Oltu

Battle of Oltu was a battle fought in 1920 at Oltu, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Turkish–Armenian War. The recorded result: First battle: Armenian victory; Second Battle: Turkish victory; Start of Turkish-Armenian War.

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Fought1920
WhereOltu, Turkey40.550N, 42.000E
OutcomeFirst battle: Armenian victory; Second Battle: Turkish victory; Start of Turkish-Armenian War
BelligerentsRepublic of ArmeniaagainstOttoman Empire (until Second Battle); Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Part ofTurkish–Armenian War1920

Where it sits in the Turkish–Armenian War

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5 placed engagements of the Turkish–Armenian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1920 (year precision)
PlaceOltu, Turkey
40.550N, 42.000E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeArmenia captures eastern part of Oltu; After Second Battle; Turks captured Olti Okrug and Kars Oblast
Commanders
  • Harutyun Hovsepian
  • Hovhannes Mazmanian
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Battle of Oltu is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4808216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oltu, revision 1370452171, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.