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Battle of Dumlupınar

Battle of Dumlupınar was a battle fought in 1922 at Dumlupınar, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dumlupınar. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War, which ran from 1919 to 1922. The recorded result: Turkish victory.

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Fought1922
WhereDumlupınar, Turkey38.854N, 29.978E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTurkish victory
BelligerentsAnkara GovernmentagainstGreece
Part ofGreco-Turkish WarGreat Offensive

Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War

Greek landing at Smyrna, 1919Urla Clashes, 1919Malgaç Raid, 1919Raid on Bergama, 1919Raid on Erbeyli, 1919Raid on Erikli, 1919Battle of Aydın, 1919Battle of the Gediz, 1920Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921First Battle of İnönü, 1921Second Battle of İnönü, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922Turkish capture of Smyrna, 192219191922Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922
14 placed engagements of the Greco-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1922 (year precision)
to 1922
PlaceDumlupınar, Turkey
38.854N, 29.978E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength207,942 personnel; 100,352 rifles; 2,025 light machine guns; 839 heavy machine guns; 323 artillery pieces225,001 personnel; 90,000 rifles; 3,139 light machine guns; 1,280 heavy machine guns; 418 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesTurkish IV Corps only: 2,320 killed; 6,996 wounded; Total: 9,3168,000 killed; 2,000 wounded; 2,000 captured; 141 artillery; 250 motorized vehicles; Total: 12,000
Commanders
  • Georgios Hatzianestis
  • Nikolaos Trikoupis
  • Kimon Digenis
  • Petros Soumilas
  • Athanasios Sakettas
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Placed at Dumlupınar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Dumlupınar is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2445317, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dumlupınar, revision 1384413268, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.