Battle of Sakarya

When

23 Aug 1921 – 13 Sep 1921

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.13° N, 30.65° E

Description

1921 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Major battle of the Turkish War of Independence

The Battle of the Sakarya, also known as the Battle of the Sangarios, was the decisive engagement in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), halting Greek advance towards Ankara and creating the circumstances for an upcoming Turkish counter offensive.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Griechisch-Türkischen Krieg gelingt es der türkischen Armee unter Mustafa Kemal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire turque sur la Grèce à la bataille de la Sakarya”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “начало битвы при Сакарье — переломного сражения второй греко-турецкой войны”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Greco-Turkish5 May 1919 · Interstate war · Deaths 50,000
• Turkish War of Independence19 May 1919 · War of independence · Deaths 400,000