Lankaran operation

Lankaran operation (1919)
Part of the Mughan clashes
Members of the National Army of the Azerbaijan People's Republic
Date1919
Location
Lankaran
Result Azerbaijani victory
Belligerents
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Azerbaijan Russian Empire White Movement
Commanders and leaders
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Habib Bey Salimov Russian Empire Colonel Ilyashevich
Strength
3,500 soldiers About 6,000

The Lankaran Operation (1919) was a military operation carried out by the Azerbaijani Army Corps (ADR) in the southern region of Azerbaijan to ensure the country's territorial integrity in August 1919.

When the ADR was announced, it could not immediately extend its sovereignty over the entire country, and the Lankaran Operation gradually evolved. During this time there was a struggle in the southern territories of the ADR, particularly in the districts of Javad and Lankaran, involving Azerbajani partisans, Bolsheviks, and the White Army. As a result of this struggle, the Azerbaijani forces emerged victorious, and the Lankaran Operation led to the complete dominance of the entire region under the authority of the ADR.

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