Battle of Dilman

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Battle of Dilman
Part of Persian Campaign (World War I)
Date April 15, 1915 Location Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
General Nazarbekov Andranik	Halil Pasha
Strength
10 battalions of Russian Caucasus Army 1 battalion of Armenian volunteer units	10-12 battalion & Kurdish Militia (tribesman)
Casualties and losses
	?

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The Battle of Dilman (April 15, 1915) was a battle fought at Dilman between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire and it resulted in a Russian victory under Tovmas Nazarbekian.^[1] 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.

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In 1919 Halil Pasha admitted that 300,000 Armenians might have been killed under his command. He was the overall commander of the Turks on the Russian front.

The British Captain said: "You, Halil Pasa, are responsible for the deaths of three hundred thousand Armenians, fifty to sixty thousand Arabs, thirteen Jews, two British officers and a Turkish Corporal. What is your answer?"

I presume the British captain had forgotten to whom he was speaking; I had met too many similar persons. When introducing himself he had only mentioned his name and rank and had not mentioned on behalf of whom he was placing the questions. I was upset by his arrogant manners. I turned to the director and said:

"Give me a pen and paper... Let me write down so that he can take it and go.

And I wrote:

1- 300,000 Armenians...can be less or more, I did not count. Wherever they revolted against my state, I suppressed and punished them. Wherever their revolting was probable, I ordered local authorities for their relocation.^[2]

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[edit] See also

• Turkish-Armenian War

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