Battle of Dilman

Part of the Persian Campaign of World War I

Date	April 15, 1915
Location	Dilman (modern Salmas, Iran)
Result	Decisive Russian victory

Belligerents

Russian Empire

Armenian volunteer units

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Tovmas Nazarbekian
Andranik Ozanian

Halil Kut

Strength

10 battalions of Russian Caucasus Army
1 battalion of Armenian volunteers

248 Officers
10,920 troops
12,000 irregular Kurdish cavalry

Casualties and losses

Unknown

3,500 killed(non-Ottoman sources)

Russian Empire

The Battle of Dilman (April 15, 1915) was a battle fought at Dilman between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. More than half of the Ottoman troops were Kurdish, almost all of whom deserted. The result was a Russian-Armenian victory under Tovmas Nazarbekian and Andranik Ozanian. Apart from the Armenian officers who served under Tovmas Nazarbekian's Russian Caucasus Army, the Armenians also deployed a volunteer battalion under the leadership of their commander Andranik and with the participation of Smbat Baroyan.

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