Heroic Feats of General G.'s Division on the Caucasian Front. I. D. Sytin Partnership Lithography, 1915. Lubok, World War I.

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This print showing a battle on a mountain in thick fog is from the collection of World War I lubok posters held at the British Library. The caption explains: "During the famous battles at Sarikamish and Karaurg the division of General G. made very difficult crossings amazingly quickly. General G., following the internal lines of operation, rushed from Kars and decisively defeated the Turks in a battle on the night of December 16. In just one area of the battle alone, the Turks lost about 1,000 men. Having defeated the enemy here, General G. led his division again through Kars and Novo-Olim and struck the Turks at another point. Fighting in the thick fog and during a terrible blizzard, the Russians were deep to their waists in the snow, but they captured the fortified mountain positions of the Turks. Finally, on the night of December 28, and without firing a single shot on the descent from the 8,000-foot mountain, the troops under General G. attacked the enemy with bayonets and captured many prisoners." The "General G." of this caption may refer to Arshak Gafavian, the commander of a volunteer Armenian unit in the Russian army that fought in the Caucasus campaign.

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Size: 6765px × 5028px
Location: Europe
Photo credit: © Bill Waterson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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