Turkish capture of Smyrna
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turkish-capture-of-smyrna-206-873800
title:
Turkish capture of Smyrna
text:
The Turkish capture of Smyrna or the Liberation of İzmir marked the end of the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish War, and the culmination of the Turkish War of Independence. On 9 September 1922, following the headlong retreat of the Greek army after its defeat at the Battle of Dumlupınar and its evacuation from western Anatolia, the Turkish 5th Cavalry Corps under the command of Major-General Fahrettin Altay within Turkish Army under the command of Mustafa Kemal Pasha marched into the city of Smyrna, brin
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Final phase of the Great Offensive and the last battle of the Turkish War of Independence
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_capture_of_Smyrna
date created:
2012-04-22T13:20:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:23:32Z
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