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    The Battle of the Sakarya (Turkish: Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi, lit. 'Sakarya Field Battle'), also known as the Battle of the Sangarios (Greek: Μάχη του...
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  • August 23, 1921, during the Battle of Sakarya, the opposing armies were deployed as follows: In late July 1921, Greek Army of Asia Minor (Greek: Στρατιά...
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    by the end of September, 1921. On 5 August 1921, Mustafa Kemal was promoted to be the Commander in chief of the forces. The Battle of the Sakarya from...
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    The Sakarya (Turkish: Sakarya Nehri; Hittite: 𒀀𒇉𒊭𒄭𒊑𒅀, romanized: Šaḫiriya; Greek: Σαγγάριος, romanized: Sangarios; Latin: Sangarius) is the third...
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    the Battle of the Sakarya, but he essentially lived a life of enforced retirement, despite only being in his forties. During their time in exile the family...
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    the Battle of the Sakarya in 1921. The Greek front collapsed with the Turkish counter-attack in August 1922, and the war effectively ended with the recapture...
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    advance in the Battle of Sakarya and eventually counter-attacked in the Great Offensive, which expelled Greek forces from Anatolia in the span of three weeks...
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    Ghazi (warrior) (category Battles of Muhammad)
    known as Atatürk) for leading the victory in the Battle of the Sakarya. Some Muslim rulers (in Afghanistan) personally used the subsidiary style Padshah-i-Ghazi...
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    Battle of the Sakarya was fought from 23 August–13 September 1921 and ended with the defeat of the Greeks. After this victory, Atatürk was given the rank...
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    campaign of World War I. He earned his surname "Sakarya" due to his bravery during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence. Order of Osminieh...
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