Transcaucasian Military District
The Soviet leadership anticipated Allied attacks, and from 25–29 March, the leading staff of the Transcaucasian Military District conducted the following map exercise. According to the scenario, the "black" forces, continuing their actions against the "brown" forces at the Western Front, attacked in co-operation with "blue" and "green" forces; they were repelled by the "reds" in the Caucasus, who then started a counteroffensive towards Erzurum and Tebriz.