Kermanshah operation

Kermanshah operation (Russian: Керманшахская операция, Persian: عملیات کرمانشاه) was an offensive operation of units of the Russian 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps in Western Iran from February - March 1916 during the Persian Campaign of the First World War.

Kermanshah operation
Part of Persian Campaign

General Baratov among his army before the operation started
DateFebruary - March 1916
Location
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps

Persian gendarmes
Persian fedayeen
tribal militias
German volunteers

Sixth Army
Commanders and leaders
Nikolai Baratov

Reżāqoli Khan Neẓām-al-Salṭana Māfi

Colonel Bup
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