The Battle of Dumlupınar, also known as Field Battle of the Commander-in-Chief in Turkey, was one of the important battles in the Greco-Turkish War. The battle was fought from 26 to 30 August 1922 nea
Mustafa Kemal Pasha at Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar
Greek senior officers at the Kırşehir POW camp: from left to right; Colonel Dimitrios Dimaras (commander of 4th Division), Major General Nikolaos Trikoupis (commander of I Corps), Staff Colonel Adnan or Kemaleddin Sami, Major General Kimon Digenis (commander of II Corps) and Lieutenant Emin.
Commanders of Turkish Army, from left to right: Mirliva Âsım (Gündüz), Mirliva Ali Hikmet (Ayerdem), Ferik Ali Sait (Akbaytogan), Mirliva Şükrü Naili (Gökberk), Mirliva Kazım (İnanç), Ferik Fahreddin (Altay), Mirliva Kemalettin Sami (Gökçen), Mirliva Cafer Tayyar (Eğilmez), Mirliva İzzettin (Çalışlar).
Turkish soldiers at prayer during Eid al-Adha before going to the front on 4 August 1922, Ulus Square, Ankara.
The Great Offensive was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of T
Battle of Dumlupınar
…Battle of Dumlupınar Part of the Great Offensive of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 Mustafa Kemal Pasha at Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar Date 26–30 August 1922 Location Near Dumlupınar, Kütahya and…
From the top left: Turkish artillery units, the forward operation of a Turkish cavalry unit during the Battle of Dumlupınar, the last Turkish soldiers to join the attack being sent off from Ulus Square with ceremonies and prayers, Turkish infantry units wait in the trenches for the attack, Greek soldiers on backward way.
Turkish cavalry during a mopping-up operation
Turkish infantry in a trench
Fahrettin Altay and V Cavalry Corps officers