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Veysel Özgür (1877 in
Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
– October 15, 1931) was an officer of the
Ottoman Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...
and the
Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...
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Medals and decorations

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Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) The Ottoman War Medal () was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was commonly known in English as the Gallipoli Star and in German as the ''Eiserner Halbmond'' (Iron Crescent, in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted ...
*Silver Medal of Liyakat *Silver Medal of Imtiyaz *Prussia
Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...
2nd class * Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon


See also

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List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence This list includes high-ranking commanders who took part in the Turkish War of Independence: See also * Turkish State Cemetery#Burials * List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey) Footnotes References ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozgur, Veysel 1877 births 1931 deaths People from Trabzon Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Turkish Army officers Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Recipients of the Liakat Medal Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)