Young Turkish Militray Officer
A full-length photographic portrait of the Commander of the 11th Kafkas Regiment (3rd Platoon) - shown year in more traditional military costume circa 1900. The Islamic Army of the Caucasus (Turkish: Kafkas Islam Ordusu) was a military unit of the Ottoman Empire formed on July 10, 1918. The Ottoman Minister of War, Enver Pasha, ordered its establishment, and it played a major role during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I
Picture No
13791249
Media ID
45805627
Size
3336px x 5813px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1900s
