Capture of Izmir (1922)

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Liberation of Izmir

Part of: Greco-Turkish War

Propagandist representation of the invasion of the Turkish army in İzmir ( Museum of the Liberation War )

date	September 9, 1922
place	Izmir , Ottoman Empire
output	Decisive Turkish victory Greek withdrawal from Western Anatolia Armistice of Mudanya

Parties to the conflict
Ankara government of the Turkish national movement	Kingdom of Greece
Commander
Mustafa Kemal Pasha Fahreddin Pasha	Aristidis Stergiadis
Troop strength
	40,000 (İzmir Defense, 4 Divisions)

The capture of Smyrna ( Turkish İzmir'in Kurtuluşu , dt. Liberation of Izmir ) was the last phase of the Smyrna Offensive and the last conflict in the Turkish Liberation War . The port city of Izmir was recaptured by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , and the occupation of Izmir and Istanbul was ended.

After the Turkish army inflicted heavy losses on the Greek army at the Battle of Dumlupınar , the Greek units were only in the process of withdrawing towards Izmir from August 30, 1922, as the Turkish army advanced westward. On September 9, 1922, the Turkish army marched with the Kuvayı Milliye in Izmir from the east from Kemalpaşa . In the first days after the conquest, the Armenian and Greek quarters of the city were destroyed in a large fire lasting several days .

Since then, September 9 has been celebrated as a local holiday - the Liberation of Smyrna or the Liberation of Izmir ( Turkish İzmir'in Kurtuluş Bayramı ) - in the entire Turkish province of Izmir and has a similar status as Republic Day throughout the country.

photos

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  Entry of the Turkish army under Mustafa Kemal Pascha into Izmir on September 9, 1922.

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  Hanging of the Turkish flag at the seat of the Governor of Izmir on September 9, 1922.

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  Mustafa Kemal Pascha comes to Izmir on September 10, 1922 with Muschir Fevzi Pascha and aide-de-camp Major Salih Bey .

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  Mirliva Fahreddin Pascha on his first visit to Izmir.

literature

• Marjorie Housepian Dobkin: Smyrna 1922. The Destruction of a City. Newmark Press, New York 1998, ISBN 0-9667451-0-8 .
• Giles Milton: Paradise lost. Smyrna 1922 - the destruction of Islam's city of tolerance. Scepter, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-340-83787-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Greeks surrender Smyrna to Turks after shell fire , New York Times , published September 10, 1922.