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The military operations of the Greco-Turkish war can be roughly divided into three main phases: the first phase, spanning the period from May 1919 to October 1920, encompassed the Greek Landings in Asia Minor and their consolidation along the Aegean Coast. The second phase lasted from October 1920 to August 1921, and was characterised by Greek ...
First Greco-Turkish War (1897) during the Cretan Revolt (1897–1898) Greek front of the First Balkan War (1912–13) World War 1 (1914-18) Greece and the Ottoman Empire were in the opposing alliances and fought in the Mediterranean and the Balkans Theatre in the Battle of Imbros and during the Allied occupation of Constantinople
The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 (Turkish: 1897 Osmanlı-Yunan Savaşı or 1897 Türk-Yunan Savaşı), also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97 (Greek: Μαύρο '97, Mauro '97) or the Unfortunate War (Greek: Ατυχής πόλεμος, romanized: Atychis polemos), was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish forces Greeks Several hundreds of Greek civilians were killed on the islet of Cunda Island, only some children were spared. As a part of Greek genocide. [38] Massacres before and during the Turkish capture of Smyrna: 8–22 September 1922 İzmir "Every morning scores of newly dead bodies appeared" [39] Turkish gangs and soldiers [39 ...
The city of Smyrna (modern-day İzmir) and surrounding areas were under Greek military occupation from 15 May 1919 until 9 September 1922. The Allied Powers authorized the occupation and creation of the Zone of Smyrna (Greek: Ζώνη Σμύρνης, romanized: Zóni Smýrnis) during negotiations regarding the partition of the Ottoman Empire to protect the ethnic Greek population living in and ...
Turkish Cavalry Officers of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Division with their Regimental Flag: Captain Şerafettin (İzmir), Lieutenant Hamdi (Yurteri) and Lieutenant Ali Rıza (Akıncı) who hoisted the first Turkish Flag to the Konak Building on the morning of 9 September 1922. Accounts of the Turkish entry vary in sources.
The fire was started and organized by the retreating Hellenic Army [2] [4] [6] during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, and as a result 90 percent of the buildings in the town were destroyed. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The number of victims in the town and adjacent region was estimated to be several thousand by US Consul James Loder Park. [ 4 ]
The Battle of the Sakarya (Turkish: Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi, lit. 'Sakarya Field Battle'), also known as the Battle of the Sangarios (Greek: Μάχη του Σαγγαρίου, romanized: Máchi tou Sangaríou), was an important engagement in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).