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Russian soldiers in the trenches during the Battle of Sarikamish. Image courtesy IWM collection.

Russian soldiers in the trenches during the Battle of Sarikamish. Image courtesy IWM collection.

  • The Battle of Sarikamish starts in the Caucasian mountains. Fighting between the Russian and Ottoman forces lasts until 17 January 1915.
  • Fighting begins at Noyon, in northern France