26-31 Ağustos 1922 Tarihleri Arasında 14. Süvari Tümeni’nin Harekâtı

Abstract

With the occupation of Anatolia by the Greek forces in 1919, the national resistance operation began. When it was understood that there would be no success against the Greek regular army with irregular units in Anatolia, it was decided to switch to the regular army at the Afyonkarahisar Congress on August 2, 1920. On December 26, 1920, the regular army was transferred. The 14th Cavalry Division was in the Central Army in March 1921, and the division headquarters was in the Zara region. The Commander of the 14th Cavalry Division is Lieutenant Colonel Mehmet Suphi. The division was taken from the Central Command in June 1921 and sent to the Western Front Command. The Western Front Command was attached to the 5th Group, which was newly established in mid-July 1921 and was commanded by Colonel Fahrettin Bey. It was active in the Kütahya-Eskişehir Battles and the Sakarya Pitched Battle and consisted of the 3rd, 54th, and 55th Cavalry Regiments. On September 13, 1921, the 5th Cavalry Group was named the 5th Cavalry Corps. The 14th Cavalry Division was under the command of Brigadier General Fahrettin Pasha and was organized from the 3rd, 5th, 34th, and 54th Cavalry Regiments. The 14th Cavalry Division, attached to the 5th Cavalry Corps, took an active role in the Turkish War of Independence by participating in the Great Offensive and Pursuit Operation with its four regiments. The study will be prepared from archive sources, General Staff Publications, research works, journals, and theses.