Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Great Smyrna Offensive (Turkish: Büyük Taarruz, literally Great Offensive) was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Kingdom of Greece, during the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the famous Battle of Dumlupınar and ended on 9 September 1922 with the recapture of Smyrna (Izmir). The Turks amassed around 104,000 men, the largest number since since the beginning of the war, to start their offensive on 26 August and to drive the Greek army of over 200,000 men out of western Anatolia. A pursuit operation started on a 250 mile (400 km) wide front.The units of the Turkish Army marched in 10 days (31 August to 9 September) a distance of 186 miles (300 km) while simultaneously fighting the Greek troops. The Turkish Army lacked all kinds of motorized vehicles, its forces consisting of only infantry and cavalry units and its logistical support provided by a primitive supply system based on mainly ox-carts. Within two weeks, the Turkish Army had driven out the Greek Army completely out of Anatolia. From 26 August to 9 September, the Turks chased the fleeing Greeks 250 miles (400 km) to Smyrna, which was later abandoned by the Greek soldiers. Consequently, the Greek occupation of Smyrna, which had begun on May 1919, ended on 9 September 1922 in an event known as the Liberation of Smyrna.. }
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- Great_Smyrna_Offensive abstract "The Great Smyrna Offensive (Turkish: Büyük Taarruz, literally Great Offensive) was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Kingdom of Greece, during the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the famous Battle of Dumlupınar and ended on 9 September 1922 with the recapture of Smyrna (Izmir). The Turks amassed around 104,000 men, the largest number since since the beginning of the war, to start their offensive on 26 August and to drive the Greek army of over 200,000 men out of western Anatolia. A pursuit operation started on a 250 mile (400 km) wide front.The units of the Turkish Army marched in 10 days (31 August to 9 September) a distance of 186 miles (300 km) while simultaneously fighting the Greek troops. The Turkish Army lacked all kinds of motorized vehicles, its forces consisting of only infantry and cavalry units and its logistical support provided by a primitive supply system based on mainly ox-carts. Within two weeks, the Turkish Army had driven out the Greek Army completely out of Anatolia. From 26 August to 9 September, the Turks chased the fleeing Greeks 250 miles (400 km) to Smyrna, which was later abandoned by the Greek soldiers. Consequently, the Greek occupation of Smyrna, which had begun on May 1919, ended on 9 September 1922 in an event known as the Liberation of Smyrna.".