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Early states in present-day Georgia, c. 600 to 150 BC. Iberia (Georgian: იბერია, Latin: Iberia and Greek: Ἰβηρία), also known as Iveria (Georgian: ივერია), was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Georgian kingdom of Kartli [1] (4th century BC – 5th century AD), corresponding roughly to east and south present-day Georgia.
A secret protocol to the pact outlined an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union on the division of the eastern European border states between their respective "spheres of influence," Soviet Union and Germany would partition Poland in the event of an invasion by Germany, and the Soviets would be allowed to overrun Finland, Estonia ...
Azat Mousa's invasion of Georgia Principality of Samtskhe: Sultanate of Rum: Victory 14th century Vameq's invasion of Jiketi [6] [citation needed] [failed verification] Duchy of Mingrelia: Kingdom of Zichia: Victory 1386-1403 Timurid invasions of Georgia Kingdom of Georgia: Timurid Empire: Defeat Truce of Shamkor; 1405 George's campaign against ...
Red Army invasion of Georgia: Democratic Republic of Georgia Russian SFSR Georgian SSR. Defeat 1921 Battle of Surami Khashuri Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia: Red Army invasion of Georgia: Democratic Republic of Georgia Russian SFSR Georgian SSR. Defeat 1921 Battle of Batumi: Adjara, Georgia: Red Army invasion of Georgia
The country of Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Throughout the early modern period, the Muslim Ottoman and Persian empires had fought over various fragmented Georgian kingdoms and principalities; by the 18th century, Russia emerged as the new imperial power in the region.
Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, though they never reached Soviet Georgia. The main Georgian Legion was formed in December 1941. The Georgians trained in western Ukraine and became operational in the autumn of 1942. At least 30,000 Georgians served in the German armed forces during World War II.
The German expedition was soon joined by the former German prisoners of war in Russia and the mobilized Württemberg colonists who had settled in Georgia in the mid-19th century. Combined German-Georgian garrisons were stationed in various regions of Georgia, including Poti , Ochamchire , Kutaisi , and Borchalo .
Russia's Military Way to the West: Origins and Nature of Russian Military Power, 1700–1800. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7100-0797-1. Robert K. Massie (1986). Peter the Great: His Life and World. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-33619-4. Peter Englund (2002). The Battle That Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire. I. B. Tauris.