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On August 23, 1921, during the
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 Wa ...
, 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 Anastasios Papoulas ( el, Αναστάσιος Παπούλας; 1/13 January 1857 – 24 April 1935) was a Greek general, most notable as the Greek commander-in-chief during most of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Originally a firm roya ...
(chief of staff Col.
Konstantinos Pallis Konstantinos Pallis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Πάλλης; 1871–1941) was a staff officer of the Hellenic Army, who served as chief of staff of the Army of Asia Minor in 1920–22, and as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff during the ...
), comprised: *
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(Maj. Gen.
Alexandros Kontoulis Alexandros Kontoulis ( el, Αλέξανδρος Κοντούλης, 1858–1933) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albania ...
) **
1st Infantry Division 1st Division may refer to: Military Airborne divisions *1st Parachute Division (Germany) *1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) *1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) *1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions *1st Armoured Division (Australi ...
(Col.
Athanasios Frangou Athanasios Frangou or Frangos ( el, Αθανάσιος Φράγκου/Φράγκος, 1864–1923) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Major General. Biography He was born on 1 January 1864 in the village of Sourpi in the modern ...
) *** 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 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to: France * 2nd Army Corps (France) * II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...
(
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) ** 5th Infantry Division (Col. Ioannis Trilivas) *** 33rd Infantry Regiment *** 43rd Infantry Regiment *** 44th Infantry Regiment ** 9th Infantry Division (Col.
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 ...
) *** 25th Infantry Regiment ***
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*** 3/40 Evzone Regiment ** 13th Infantry Division (Col. Andreas Kallinskis-Roïdis) ***
3rd Infantry Regiment The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. It currently has three active battalions, and is readily identified by its nickname, The Old Guard, as well as Escort to the President. The regimental motto is ' ...
*** 2nd Infantry Regiment ***
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**Artillery Regiment **Army Reserve Heavy Artillery Regiment *
III Corps 3rd Corps, Third Corps, III Corps, or 3rd Army Corps may refer to: France * 3rd Army Corps (France) * III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * III Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of th ...
(Maj. Gen.
Georgios Polymenakos Georgios Polymenakos ( el, Γεώργιος Πολυμενάκος) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of lieutenant general. Biography Born in Areopolis on 1 July 1859, he enlisted in the Hellenic Army on 21 June 1880. Marked ou ...
) ** 3rd Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Nikolaidis) ***
6th Infantry Regiment The 6th Infantry Regiment ("Regulars") was formed 11 January 1812. Zachary Taylor, later the twelfth President of the United States, was a commander of the unit. The motto, "Regulars, By God!" derives from the Battle of Chippawa, in which Briti ...
*** 12th Infantry Regiment *** 5/39 Evzone Regiment ** 7th Infantry Division (Col. Andreas Platis) *** 22nd Infantry Regiment ***
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*** 37th Infantry Regiment ** 10th Infantry Division (Col.
Petros Soumilas Petros Soumilas or Soumilis ( el, Πέτρος Σουμίλας/Σουμίλης) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of lieutenant general. Life He was born in Leukas (then under British rule) on 1 January 1861. He joined the Hell ...
) ***
27th Infantry Regiment The 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Wolfhounds", is a regiment of the United States Army established in 1901, that served in the Philippine–American War, in the Siberian Intervention after World War I, and as part of the 25th Infant ...
***
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*** 30th Infantry Regiment **Artillery Regiment ** 16th Infantry Regiment (detached from 11th Division) **Cavalry Brigade (Col.
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) *** 1st Cavalry Regiment *** 3rd Cavalry Regiment *Southern Group of Divisions (Maj. Gen.
Nikolaos Trikoupis Nikolaos Trikoupis ( el, Νικόλαος Τρικούπης; 1868–1956) was a Greek general and politician, most notable for his service in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he was taken as a prisoner of war. He also participate ...
) ** 4th Infantry Division (Col. Dimitrios Dimaras) ***
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*** 11th Infantry Regiment *** 35th Infantry Regiment ** 11th Infantry Division (Col. Nikolaos Kladas) *** 17th Infantry Regiment *** 45th Infantry Regiment * 9th Infantry Regiment * 49th Infantry Regiment * 18th Infantry Regiment * 47th Infantry Regiment


Turkish order of Battle

Commander in chief: Mirliva Mustafa Kemal Pasha
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of the
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:
Birinci Ferik ''Birinci ferik'' or ''ferik-i evvel'' (corresponding to the earlier Ottoman rank of ''Serdar'') was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Lieutenant General (modern Turkish ''Korgeneral''). The title means "''First Ferik''" ...
Mustafa Fevzi Pasha Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name ...
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of
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: Mirliva Refet Pasha *
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(Mirliva
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) **Cavalry Brigade ***21st Cavalry Regiment ***Adatepe Cavalry ***Militia Infantry **2nd Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Edhem Servet Bey) ***2nd Cavalry Regiment ***4th Cavalry Regiment ***13th Cavalry Regiment **3rd Cavalry Division (Kaymakam
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) ***27th Cavalry Regiment ***28th Cavalry Regiment **Provisional Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Zeki Bey) ***35th Infantry Regiment ***52nd Infantry Regiment ***1st Militia Regiment ***2nd Militia Regiment **3rd Caucasian Division (Kaymakam "Dadayli" Halid Bey) ***7th Infantry Regiment ***8th Infantry Regiment ***11th Infantry Regiment **6th Division (Kaymakam Hussein Nazmi Bey) ***34th Infantry Regiment ***50th Infantry Regiment ***51st Infantry Regiment ***17th Stormtrooper Branch ***18th Stormtrooper Branch ***19th Stormtrooper Branch ***20th Stormtrooper Branch **57th Division (Kaymakam Hasan Mumtaz Bey) ***37th Infantry Regiment ***39th Infantry Regiment ***176th Infantry Regiment **29th Infantry Regiment **47th Infantry Regiment **48th Infantry Regiment **49th Infantry Regiment **Artillery Regiment **Pioneer Battalion **Provisional Group ( Miralay Kâzım "Köprülü" Bey) ***1st Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Osman Zati Bey) ****10 Cavalry Regiment ****11 Cavalry Regiment ****14 Cavalry Regiment ***1st Division (Kaymakam Abdul Rahman Nafiz Bey) ****3rd Infantry Regiment ****4th Infantry Regiment ****5th Infantry Regiment ***17th Division (Miralay Hussein Nureddin Bey) ****61st Infantry Regiment ****62nd Infantry Regiment ****63rd Infantry Regiment ***41st Division (Kaymakam Sherif Bey) ****12th Infantry Regiment ****16th Infantry Regiment ****19th Infantry Regiment **XII Group (Miralay "Deli" Halid Bey) ***11th Division (Miralay Abdul Rezzak Bey) ****170th Infantry Regiment ****126th Infantry Regiment ****127th Infantry Regiment **IV Group (Miralay Kemaleddin Sami Bey) ***5th Caucasian Division (Kaymakam Djemil Djahid Bey) ****9th Infantry Regiment ****10th Infantry Regiment ****13th Infantry Regiment ***61st Division (Miralay Mehmed Rushdi Bey) ****159th Infantry Regiment ****174th Infantry Regiment ****190th Infantry Regiment **III Group (Mirliva
Yusuf Izzet Pasha Yusuf Izzet Pasha (; born 1876 in Yozgat – died April 15, 1922 in Ankara) was a Turkish general of Circassian origin, who served both the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turki ...
) ***7th Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Dervish Bey) ****2nd Infantry Regiment ****23rd Infantry Regiment ****41st Infantry Regiment ***8th Division (Miralay Kiazim Bey) ****131st Infantry Regiment ****135th Infantry Regiment ****189th Infantry Regiment ***15th Division (Miralay Shukri Naili Bey) ****38th Infantry Regiment ****48th Infantry Regiment ****56th Infantry Regiment **II Group (Miralay Selâhaddin Âdil Bey) ***4th Division (Miralay Mehmed Sabri Bey) ****40th Infantry Regiment ****42nd Infantry Regiment ****58th Infantry Regiment ***5th Division (Kaymakam Kenan Bey) ****14th Infantry Regiment ****15th Infantry Regiment ****24th Infantry Regiment ***9th Division (Miralay Sidqi Bey) ****25th Infantry Regiment ****26th Infantry Regiment ****27th Infantry Regiment **I Group (Miralay Izzeddin Bey) ***23rd Division (Kaymakam Bıyıklıoğlu Omer Halis Bey) ****31st Infantry Regiment ****68th Infantry Regiment ****69th Infantry Regiment ***24th Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Fuad Bey) ****30th Infantry Regiment ****31st Infantry Regiment ****32nd Infantry Regiment **V Group (Cavalry) (Miralay Fahreddin Bey) ***14th Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Mehmed Subhi Bey) ****3rd Cavalry Regiment ****54th Cavalry Regiment ****55th Cavalry Regiment ***4th Cavalry Division (Kaymakam
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) ****5th Cavalry Regiment ****20th Cavalry Regiment


See also

* Order of battle for the Battle of Dumlupınar


Footnotes


Bibliography

* Celal Erikan, ''Komutan Atatürk'', Cilt I-II, Üçüncü Basım, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001, , pp. 520–522. * ''Türk İstiklâl Harbi: Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi ve Sonraki Harekât'', II nci cilt, 5 nci kısım, 2 nci kitap, Genelkurmay Baskanlığı Harbi Tarihi Dairesi Resmî Yayınları, 1973, pp. 516–517. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakarya Orders of battle Military units and formations of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)