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Battle of Dilman
Part of the Persian Campaign of World War I
DateApril 1915
LocationDilman (modern Salmas, Iran)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents

Flag of Russia Russian Empire

Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Andranik Ozanian[1]
Halil Kut
Strength
10 battalions of Russian Caucasus Army
1 battalion of Armenian volunteers
10-12 battalion & Kurdish Militia (tribesman)

The Battle of Dilman (April 15, 1915) was a battle fought at Dilman between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire which resulted in a Russian-Armenian victory under Tovmas Nazarbekian[2] and Andranik Ozanian. Apart from the Armenian officers who served under Tovmas Nazarbekian's battalions of the Russian Caucasus Army, the Armenians also ran a volunteer battalion under the leadership of the commander Andranik and with the perticipation of Smbat Baroyan.

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