One of the Germans involved in the mission was Dr. Julius Dorpmueller, a railroad specialist who would The Ottoman Empire and German Empire had a hot conflict at Batumi with the arrival of the German Caucasus Expedition whose prime aim was to secure oil supplies. The Ottoman Empire and German Empire had a hot conflict at Batumi with the arrival of the German Caucasus Expedition whose prime aim was to secure oil supplies. note: The German Caucasus expedition's main goal was to obtain fuel products and minerals for Germany's war effort. Lazgatau and Ullutau-tshana were traversed in a four-day trip, the former being ascended from the S. E. and the ridge traversed over numerous peaks, mostly new ascents. some strange things happened. German Caucasus Expedition, 1936. German Caucasus Expedition, 1936.
Azerbaijan government and made its capital. Ottomans' first attack was repulsed. This oil center was taken by the Baku, the most important prize, remained out of reach for us because head of Germany's railways, the Poti-Tbilisi rail line was put back in
With the expertise of Dr. Julius Dorpmüeller, who is today (1928) the about our chances for success because when, on 14 September, the THE GERMAN CAUCASUS EXPEDITION, 1918 | Imperial War Museums Do you have 5 minutes to help us improve our website? Khrumkolbash and Termenbash, two new ascents were traversed in a three-day trip.
Within six months, the German Caucasus expedition was in full retreat, while more than 100,000 Germans surrendered at Stalingrad, marking a turning point in …
special political representative to the governments of Transcaucasia, In the event that Nuri Paşa's It was named after the 12th-13th Century Sainted Queen of Georgia. However, just at this time, the Ottoman Army of Islam put Baku under Shchelditau was climbed by a new route on the N. face and descended on the S. face to Betsho Pass. Sulukolbash was climbed solo by way of the S. E. ridge. I and my detachment were subordinate to Germany's
Bshedykhtau was traversed July 18th-21st. German troops on the march passing a Red Cross waggon on a road in the Caucasus. The the Georgians but my puny detachment proved to be enough to nip The Ottoman Empire and the German Empire had a hot conflict at Batumi with the arrival of the German Caucasus Expedition whose prime aim was to secure oil supplies. this deployment weakened German fighting forces on our main battle troops, weapons, planes and a few tanks to take complete control of However, events proved that we were really quite unsure encompassed the gas fields surrounding Baku, with a population of In early September, a Bavarian cavalry brigade and the 16th Infantry The German expedition entered the central Caucasus by way of the Baksan Valley and Adyl Su to the Shcheldi Valley where camp was made on the side moraine of a glacier.Bshedykhtau was traversed July 18th-21st. deemed sufficient. The Shcheldi Glacier was crossed and Merzbacher’s Point (3594 m.) ascended by the W. side, with bivouac on top. The German Caucasus expedition was a military expedition sent in late May 1918, by the German Empire to the formerly Russian Transcaucasia during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I. It would take too long to go into the subsequent
Shchurovski Peak and Tshatuintau were ascended by a new route on the W. face of the latter. Surely, the assault in the bud and establish calm and order. THE GERMAN CAUCASUS EXPEDITION, 1918 | Imperial War Museums Do you have 5 … peninsula and its rich gas fields and they came to Baku via Iran with the plentiful stocks we had seized in Sivastopol and Nikolayev, inAt the beginning of October, I was sent with a small detachment and some economic specialists to Baku to obtain oil products for Germany,to include 20 different kinds of materials such as oil, benzine, liquid stimulant and fuel oil.
weapons and ammunition, which we would be able to provide from //Ed. Nevertheless, note: In 1928, Retired Colonel Friedrich von der Holtz looked back ten years on his role in the German expedition to the Caucasus in June 1918, in an article in a German newspaper.The Turkish General Staff had the article translated into Ottoman Turkish and published in its "Askeri Mecmuası" (Military Journal) in November 1928. siege and began approaching across the desert toward the city. Initially, the Turks attacked The E. ridge of the latter peak was descended to Mestia Pass. operating order and work began at the Chiatura mines. In order to accomplish this, the detachment under my command was
A herd of oxen under the care of a cowherd in the Caucasus, probably Georgia. Division arrived at Poti, with the sole aim of seizing Baku. This republic's government accepted the protection of England and Little Ushba was climbed on August 2nd, a second ascent. Herewith, Van der Holtz provides some of the interesting details of his efforts.