Battle of Oltu
The Battles of Oltu were two armed conflicts; the first (18–25 June 1920) took place between Armenia and Turkish militias in the Oltu region, which at this time was part of Armenia. The second battle was fought on 3–5 September 1920, marking the beginning of the Turkish-Armenian War, and consisted of Turkish forces driving the Armenians out of Oltu.
Battles of Oltu | |||||||||
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Part of Turkish-Armenian War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Republic of Armenia |
First Battle: Turkish National Movement Second Battle: Government of the Grand National Assembly | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Harutyun Hovsepian Hovhannes Mazmanian Colonel Shahbudaghian Nesterovskii |
Kâzım Karabekir Halit Karsıalan Ali Riza Bey |
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