Asia Minor Campaign of Greece

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Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) military campaign

The Asia Minor Campaign of Greece was a post-World War I military expedition by Greece into western Anatolia, driven by irredentist ambitions to unite Greek-populated territories with the Greek state, which ended in a catastrophic defeat and the 1922 population exchanges.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Asia Minor Campaign	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Asia Minor Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek campaign in Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Turkish National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Treaty of Sèvres arrangements NERFINISHED ⓘ power vacuum after World War I in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
commandedBy	Anastasios Papoulas NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgios Hatzianestis NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	Asia Minor Catastrophe NERFINISHED ⓘ Greco-Turkish population exchange of 1923 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ consolidation of the Turkish nation-state ⓘ end of the Megali Idea as official Greek policy ⓘ large influx of Greek refugees into mainland Greece ⓘ
drivenBy	Greek irredentism ⓘ Megali Idea NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1922-09 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
legalBasisClaimed	authorization by Allied Powers ⓘ
location	Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Dumlupınar NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sakarya NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Greek landing at Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	annexation of Greek-populated territories in Asia Minor ⓘ occupation of Smyrna and its hinterland ⓘ
opponent	forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ
opposedBy	Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ post-World War I conflicts ⓘ
relatedEvent	Treaty of Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	burning of Smyrna ⓘ catastrophic defeat of Greece ⓘ decisive Turkish victory ⓘ mass flight of Greek civilians from Asia Minor ⓘ retreat of Greek army from Asia Minor ⓘ
startDate	1919-05-15 ⓘ
supportedBy	France (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ

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National Schism → followedBy → Asia Minor Campaign of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asia Minor Campaign

Greek nationalism → influenced → Asia Minor Campaign of Greece ⓘ

Anastasios Papoulas → notableEvent → Asia Minor Campaign of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asia Minor Campaign