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Kâzım Sevüktekin
Kâzım Sevüktekin (1877 – April 1, 1949) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army, a politician of the Republic of Turkey.Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, III. Dönem 1927–1931 – III. Cilt: III. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , pp. 213–214. Medals and decorations *Medal of the Battle of Greece (''Yunan Muharebe Madalyası'') *Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) *Silver Liakat Medal, Medal of Liyaqat *Silver Imtiyaz Medal, Medal of Imtiyaz *Gold Medal of Liyaqat *Medal of the Red Crescent (Hilal-i Ahmer) *Prussia Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class *Medal of Independence (Turkey), Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon & Citation See also *List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence Sources External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevuktekin, Kazim 1877 births 1949 deaths Military personnel from Istanbul Ottoman Milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
