who was involved in georgia in world war I
In World War I, Georgia was part of the Russian Empire, and thus its involvement was primarily through the Russian military. The following groups were involved in Georgia during World War I:
1. Russian Empire: As a part of the Russian Empire, Georgian soldiers and military units fought under the Russian flag in various campaigns on the Eastern and Western fronts.
2. Transcaucasian Front: The Transcaucasian Front was a military formation of the Russian Empire during World War I. It included several armies, including the Caucasus Army, which had Georgian soldiers serving in its ranks.
3. Volunteer Georgian Legion: In 1916, Germany and the Ottoman Empire established the Volunteer Georgian Legion to recruit soldiers from among the Georgian prisoners of war. The aim was to use them against Russia. Despite its formation, the Legion played a very limited role in the actual conflict due to various logistical challenges and the Russian Revolution of 1917.
It is important to note that during this period, Georgia was not an independent nation but rather a part of the Russian Empire. It was only after the Russian Revolution and the subsequent dissolution of the empire that Georgia declared independence in 1918.