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
Kermanshah, Qajar Iran
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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