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Russian Caucasus Army (World War I)
The Russian
Caucasus Army
of
World War I
was the Russian field army that fought in the
Caucasus Campaign
and
Persian Campaign
of
World War I
. It was renowned for inflicting heavy casualties on the opposing forces of the
Ottoman Empire
, particularly at the
Battle of Sarikamish
. It was also known for its extremely diverse ethnic composition, consisting of units from throughout the
Russian Empire
and both soldiers and officers from the many ethnic communities settled since the 1877-78
Russo-Turkish War
in the militarily administered
Kars Oblast
in the Russian
Transcaucasus
. These included
Georgians
,
Caucasus Greeks
, and
Armenians
- the latter in particular strongly represented among both the soldiers and senior officers - as well as ethnic
Russians
and
Ukrainians
.
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