Rusya’nın Boğaz Harekatı- Planlar ve 1915’in İlk Yarısının Muhtemel Faaliyetleri
The article runs the problem of the Bosporus expedition plans in Russia. First proposed in the second half of the XVII century, it was rejected and taken again into the consideration during the reigns of Catherine II, Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander III and finally Nicholas II. The last emperor made his choice for the Far East in 1895-1896 to come back to the necessity of the Naval attack on the Bosporus preparation once again after the moment Turkey entered World War I. The Turkish attack on Russian was long awaited but come suddenly and that led to the crisis in Transcaucasia. Total impossibility to predict the end of the Sarikamish battle happened to be the reason why Grand Duke Nicolas Nikolaevich – Russian commander-in-chief at that moment – appealed for the Allied Naval demonstration nearby the shores of the Ottoman Empire. The decisive strike in the Passes region inevitably created the problem of the Russian participation – the knocking in the Turkish backdoor simultaneously with the Allied amphibious attack. Good and logical on a paper – this plan was not ever to be fulfilled, and in 1915 because of the unpreparedness of the Army, navy and transportation flotilla.
Primary Language | English |
---|---|
Journal Section | Research Article |
Authors | |
Publication Date | June 30, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Issue: 29 |