Great Offensive
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The Great Offensive was the decisive 1922 Turkish military campaign led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk that culminated in the defeat of Greek forces in Anatolia and effectively secured Turkey’s War of Independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military campaign
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offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Büyük Taarruz
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Final Offensive → |
| belligerent |
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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Greek Kingdom → |
| commander |
Fevzi Çakmak
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk → İsmet İnönü → |
| commemoratedOn |
Victory Day (Turkey)
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| conflict |
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
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| country |
Turkey
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| dateOfMainBattle |
1922-08-30
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| endDate |
1922-09-18
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| endedWith |
Greek retreat towards the Aegean coast
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collapse of Greek front in western Anatolia → |
| followedBy |
Turkish advance to İzmir
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recapture of İzmir by Turkish forces → |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive phase of the Turkish War of Independence
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effectively ended the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) → paved the way for the establishment of the Republic of Turkey → |
| involvedForce |
Greek Army
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Turkish Army → |
| keyBattle |
Battle of Dumlupınar
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| keyEvent |
Turkish breakthrough at Afyonkarahisar
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capture of Greek Commander-in-Chief Georgios Hatzianestis’s headquarters area → encirclement of Greek forces near Dumlupınar → |
| ledBy |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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| location |
Afyonkarahisar region
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Dumlupınar → Uşak → Western Anatolia → İzmir → |
| mainBattle |
Battle of Dumlupınar (30 August 1922)
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| militaryStrategy |
envelopment and destruction of main Greek field army
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surprise attack against Greek lines → |
| objective |
break Greek defensive lines in western Anatolia
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force Greek army to retreat and evacuate Anatolia → |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Greece
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| partOf |
Turkish War of Independence
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| planningCenter |
Akşehir
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| politicalConsequence |
facilitated subsequent Treaty of Lausanne
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strengthening of Ankara government’s position in peace negotiations → |
| preparation |
secret concentration of Turkish forces in Afyon sector
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| result |
decisive Turkish victory
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defeat of Greek forces in Anatolia → end of large-scale Greek military presence in Anatolia → |
| startDate |
1922-08-26
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Offensive
("Final Offensive")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Battle of Sakarya
("Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz)")
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followedBy |
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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notableBattle |