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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by a Serbian nationalist and the resulting Austro-Hungarian plan for military action against Serbia was a major precipitating event of the First World War (1914–1918). The Italo-Turkish War illustrated to the French and British governments that Italy was ...
Italy invaded Ottoman Tripolitania (Ottoman Libya) in 1911 with the purpose of annexing the territory as an Italian colony; the Ottomans resisted the Italian invasion and the result was the Italo-Turkish War. Some Arabs collaborated with the Italians, mainly in the city of Tripoli, but those in the interior of Libya largely supported the Turks ...
Naval battles and operations of the Italo-Turkish War (4 P) Pages in category "Battles of the Italo-Turkish War" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The Battle of Rhodes or Invasion of Rhodes was fought in May 1912 as part of the Italo-Turkish War. Italian troops under Lieutenant General Giovanni Ameglio landed on the Turkish-held island and took control after 13 days of fighting, ending nearly 400 years of Ottoman rule.
The Battle of Tobruk (1911) or Nadura Hill Battle occurred on 22 December 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War. The battle was a small engagement primarily known for the involvement and leadership of future Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. [citation needed]
The Kingdom of Italy and Ottoman Empire fought the Italo-Turkish War from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912. To commemorate participation in the conflict, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy established the Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911–1912 by royal decree on 21 November 1912. The decree went into effect on 12 January 1913.
On October 29, 1911, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows: [1] Fleet (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Tahir) Barbaros Hayreddin (Korvet Kaptanı Enver Hakkı Bey), Turgut Reis (Korvet Kaptanı Arif), Mesudiye, Âsâr-ı Tevfik (drydocked), Hamidiye (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf), Mecidiye (Yüzbaşı Arif Nebil)
A general strike against the war is organized by the socialist PSI and CGdL labour union. [2] September 29 – Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire over claims in Libya. The Italo-Turkish War would go on until October 18, 1912. The Italian fleet appeared off Tripoli in the evening of September 28, but only began bombarding the port on ...