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Order Of Battle For The Battle Of Sakarya
On August 23, 1921, during the Battle of Sakarya, the opposing armies were deployed as follows: Greek order of battle In late July 1921, Greek Army of Asia Minor ( el, Στρατιά Μικράς Ασίας), under Lt. Gen. Anastasios Papoulas (chief of staff Col. Konstantinos Pallis), comprised: *I Corps (Maj. Gen. Alexandros Kontoulis) **1st Infantry Division (Col. Athanasios Frangou) *** 4th Infantry Regiment *** 5th Infantry Regiment *** 1/38 Evzone Regiment ** 2nd Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Valettas) *** 1st Infantry Regiment *** 7th Infantry Regiment *** 34th Infantry Regiment ** 12th Infantry Division (Col. Periklis Kallidopoulos) *** 14th Infantry Regiment *** 41st Infantry Regiment *** 46th Infantry Regiment **Artillery Regiment *II Corps (Prince Andrew of Greece) ** 5th Infantry Division (Col. Ioannis Trilivas) *** 33rd Infantry Regiment *** 43rd Infantry Regiment *** 44th Infantry Regiment ** 9th Infantry Division (Col. Kimon Digenis) *** 25th Infantry Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Sakarya
The Battle of the Sakarya ( tr, Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi, lit=Sakarya Field Battle), also known as the Battle of the Sangarios ( el, Μάχη του Σαγγαρίου, Máchi tou Sangaríou), was an important engagement in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). The battle went on for 21 days from August 23 to September 13, 1921, close to the banks of the Sakarya River in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı, which is today a district of the Ankara Province. The battle line stretched over 62 miles (100 km). It is also known as the Officers' Battle ( tr, Subaylar Savaşı) in Turkey because of the unusually high casualty rate (70–80%) among the officers. Later, it was also called '' Melhâme-i Kübrâ'' (Islamic equivalent to Armageddon) by Kemal Atatürk. The Battle of the Sakarya is considered as the turning point of the Turkish War of Independence. The Turkish observer, writer, and literary critic İsmail Habip Sevük later described the importance of the battle with thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periklis Kallidopoulos
Periklis Kallidopoulos ( el, Περικλής Καλλιδόπουλος) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of major general, before entering politics. During World War II, he was active in the Greek Resistance, and is honoured as a " Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem. Life He was born at Thessaloniki, then still under Ottoman rule, in 1878. He studied in the Hellenic Army Academy, graduating in 1896 as an infantry second lieutenant. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as an officer of the 7th Infantry Regiment, distinguishing himself during the Battle of Velestino, where he was wounded and mentioned in dispatches. In 1900–1904 he continued his military studies in France and Belgium. During the First Balkan War, he commanded an infantry company, was wounded in the Battle of Yenidje, and fought in the Battle of Bizani. Transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment, he fought in the Second Balkan War as a company commander. He was wounded again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Infantry Regiment (Greece)
25th Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina) * 25th Independent Mixed Regiment, a Japanese unit * 25th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 25th Regiment of Foot, a British Army unit * 25th Punjabis, a British Indian Army unit * 25th Continental Regiment, a unit during the American Revolutionary War Units during the American Civil War * 25th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, a Confederate Army unit Union Army * 25th Connecticut Infantry Regiment * 25th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 25th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 25th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry * 25th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 25th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 25th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Other regiments * 25th Aviation Regiment (United States) * 25th Dragoons, a British Army c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimon Digenis
Kimon Digenis ( el, Κίμων Διγενής) (1871–1945) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Major General. He was born in Kimolos, South Aegean in 1871. He enrolled in the Hellenic Military Academy, and graduated in 1891 as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars, the Macedonian front of World War I and the Asia Minor Campaign. During World War I, after the electoral defeat of the Liberal Party in November 1920, he replaced the Venizelist Colonel Konstantinos Manetas as commander of the 13th Infantry Division and commanded it in the operations of the spring and summer of 1921. In 1922, as Major General, he was in command of the II Army Corps. Following the Battle of Dumlupınar, he became a prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Infantry Division (Greece)
9th Division, 9th Infantry Division or 9th Armoured Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 9th Division (Australia) * 9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * 9th Division (People's Republic of China) * 9th Division (German Empire) * 9th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 9th Bavarian Reserve Division, World War I * 9th Landwehr Division, German Empire * 9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 9th Luftwaffe Field Division (Germany) * 9th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 9th Infantry Division (Greece) * 9th (Secunderabad) Division, British Indian Army, before and during World War I * 9th Infantry Division (India) * 9th Division (Iraq) * 9th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 9th Division (Japan) * 9th Division (North Korea) * 9th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 9th Infantry Division (Philippines), Spear Division * 9th Division (Singapore) * 9th Division (South Africa) * 9th Infantry Division (South Korea) * 9th Division (South Vietnam) * 9th Infantry Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Infantry Regiment (Greece)
43rd Regiment or 43rd Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 43rd Erinpura Regiment, a unit of the British Indian Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (France), a unit of the French Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (Philippine Commonwealth Army), a unit of the Philippine Commonwealth Army * 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Royal Tank Regiment, a armoured unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, a aviation unit of the Yugoslav Air Force ; American Civil War regiments: * 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a unit of the Union (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Infantry Regiment (Greece)
33rd Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 33rd Regiment (Vietnam People's Army), a unit of the PAVN * 33rd Punjabis, an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army * 33rd Regiment (3rd Burma Bn.) Madras Infantry, a unit of the British Indian Army * 33rd Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 33rd Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army Cavalry regiments * 33rd Light Dragoons, a cavalry regiment of the British Army Engineering regiments * 33 Combat Engineer Regiment, a unit of the Canadian Army * 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), a unit of the British Army's Royal Engineers Signal regiments * 33 Signal Regiment (Canada), a unit of the Royal Canadian Signals Corps * 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment, a unit of the British Army Artillery regiments * 33rd (St Pancras) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, a unit of the British Army * 33rd Field Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army American Civil War regiments * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Trilivas
Ioannis Trilivas ( el, Ιωάννης Τριλίβας) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Lieutenant General, and fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars, the Macedonian front of World War I, and in the Asia Minor Campaign that followed. Life Ioannis Trilivas was born in Ithaca on 1 January 1868 (O.S.). He joined the Hellenic Army on 4 May 1885 (O.S.), and after studies at the NCO School was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant on 4 August 1893 (O.S.). He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, after which he was transferred for a while to the Hellenic Military Geographical Service, and spent two years in training attached to a French infantry regiment in France. He participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 as a company and battalion commander of the 9th Infantry Regiment, fighting in the battles of Yenidje, Bizani, Kilkis, and Djumaya. By 1918 he was Infantry Chief of the Serres Division, with which he participated in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Division (Greece)
In military terms, 5th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *5th Division (Australia) * 5th Division (People's Republic of China) * 5th Division (Colombia) *Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) * 5th Light Cavalry Division (France) * 5th Motorized Division (France) * 5th North African Infantry Division, France * 5th Division (German Empire) * 5th Division (Reichswehr) *5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Royal Bavarian Division, German Empire * 5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Infantry Division (Greece) *5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *5th (Mhow) Division, British Indian Army *5th Infantry Division (India) *5th Alpine Division Pusteria, Italy *5th Infantry Division Cosseria, Italy * 5th Division (New Zealand) * 5th Division (North Korea) *5th Division (Iraq) * 5th Division (Norway), participated in the Norwegian Campaign * 5th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 5th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 5th Infantry Division (Poland) * 5th Rifle Division (Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Andrew Of Greece
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( el, Ανδρέας; da, Andreas; – 3 December 1944) of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark, the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, father-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and the paternal grandfather of King Charles III. He was a prince of both Denmark and Greece by virtue of his patrilineal descent. A career soldier, he began military training at an early age, and was commissioned as an officer in the Greek army. His command positions were substantive appointments rather than honorary, and he saw service in the Balkan Wars. In 1913, his father was assassinated and Andrew's elder brother, Constantine, became king. The king's neutrality policy during World War I led to his abdication, and most of the royal family, including Andrew, was exiled. On their retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Army Corps (Greece)
The II Army Corps ( el, Β' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Β' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1913, it took part in all subsequent wars of Greece. Since 1998 the corps functioned as a strategic reserve force, and comprised the Army's special forces and army aviation units, as well as mechanized infantry. It was disbanded on 29 November 2013. History The II Army Corps was founded after the Balkan Wars, on 17 August 1913 (O.S.). Initially headquartered at Athens, it was transferred to Patras in December of the same year. During World War I it fought in the Macedonian front, and then participated in the Asia Minor Campaign. Following the Greek retreat in August 1922, the Corps was reconstituted on 7 September 1922 (O.S.) in eastern Macedonia, as part of the Army of Evros. The Corps took part in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 from the beginning, and lasted until the Greek capitulation and disbandment of the Greek Army after the German invasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
