Capture of Trabzon (1918)
| Trabzon campaign (1918) | |||||||||
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| Part of Caucasus Campaign | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Russian volunteers Pontic Greeks Armenian fedayi | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Wehib Pasha | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Third Army (Ottoman Empire) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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600 killed 700 wounded |
1,050 casualties 250 casualties | ||||||||
The Capture of Trabzon refers to the military operation carried out by the reorganized Ottoman Third Army, under the command of Wehip Pasha, which resulted in the seizure of Trabzon from Russian control on February 24, 1918. This event took place during World War I.