Today in history

Battle of Manzikert, August 26, 1071AD

Byzantine army under emperor Romanus IV Diogenes suffers the worst defear in its history to the Seljuk Turks, near Manzikert, in Anatolia.

Beggining of the Battle of Kocatepe, Turkish Independence War.

26 August 1922 06.30

Sides: Turkish Forces Chief of Staff Mustafa Kemal

         Greek Forces Chief of Staff Stephanu Hacianesti

The final battle between the Turks and the Greeks. The invading Greek army is annihilated in the fields of Western Anatolia during the following 4 days. Final battle is the Battle of Chief of Staff on August 30 where the main Greek army is blown to pieces near Dumlupinar. That date is celebrated as the day of victory in Turkey every year.

Following the miserable defeat of the Greek army, the cease-fire of Mudanya is signed followed by the treaty of Lausanne which was a milestone in the history of modern Turkey.

"Come out Hacianesti and save your armies"

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk/August 26 1922

"Who told you to come here, my poor boy"

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk expressing his concern about the Greek soldiers who died on the fields of Kocatepe. Witnesses reported that he asked an aide to lift a Greek flag from the ground. Also when he entered the Mayors house in Izmir after liberation, the hosts had placed a Greek flag near the entrance so that he could step on it. The hosts asked him to do as the Greek king did when he first entered the house in 1920. He refused and said "He might have disrespected a nations sovereignty, but I will not, lift the flag from the ground and clean it"

No offense Greek friends,it was history...we all had our mistakes

What do you mean?

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Do we know when the Battle of Salamis happened?

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I call it "Yunanl�lar'�n Eline Verdi�imiz G�n"

Lol, TJK i was reminding so many people of that today, cuz it's the 65th aniversary.

It is not the common knowledge that the attack on Westerplatte (4.45) was in fact not the first German action on 1st September.. 10 minutes before on 4.35 German dive bombers squadron (3./St.G.3) have attacked the polish bridge on Tczew (Dirschau) and on 4.40 german airplanes ( I./KG76 ) have attacked the city of Wielun...  

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