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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Final Offensive | 1 |
| Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Büyük Taarruz
ⓘ
Great Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Final Offensive
|
| belligerent |
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
ⓘ
Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Kingdom
|
| commander |
Fevzi Çakmak
ⓘ
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ İsmet İnönü ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dateOfMainBattle | 1922-08-30 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1922-09-18 ⓘ |
| endedWith |
Greek retreat towards the Aegean coast
ⓘ
collapse of Greek front in western Anatolia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Turkish advance to İzmir
ⓘ
recapture of İzmir by Turkish forces ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive phase of the Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
effectively ended the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ paved the way for the establishment of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Greek Army
ⓘ
Turkish Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Army
|
| keyBattle | Battle of Dumlupınar ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Turkish breakthrough at Afyonkarahisar
ⓘ
capture of Greek Commander-in-Chief Georgios Hatzianestis’s headquarters area ⓘ encirclement of Greek forces near Dumlupınar ⓘ |
| ledBy | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| location |
Afyonkarahisar region
ⓘ
Dumlupınar ⓘ Uşak ⓘ Western Anatolia ⓘ Izmir ⓘ
surface form:
İzmir
|
| mainBattle |
Battle of Dumlupınar
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dumlupınar (30 August 1922)
|
| militaryStrategy |
envelopment and destruction of main Greek field army
ⓘ
surprise attack against Greek lines ⓘ |
| objective |
break Greek defensive lines in western Anatolia
ⓘ
force Greek army to retreat and evacuate Anatolia ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| planningCenter | Akşehir ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
facilitated subsequent Treaty of Lausanne
ⓘ
strengthening of Ankara government’s position in peace negotiations ⓘ |
| preparation | secret concentration of Turkish forces in Afyon sector ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Turkish victory
ⓘ
defeat of Greek forces in Anatolia ⓘ end of large-scale Greek military presence in Anatolia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1922-08-26 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Final Offensive
this entity surface form:
Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz)