GREEK OFFENSIVES 1920-21
Jul 07, 2022
3 minutes
Following the initial landings, the Greeks sought to strengthen their position by pushing into surrounding territory. The Hellenic Army of Occupation in Izmir was renamed the Occupation Field Army of Asia Minor in December 1919. The Greeks were supported by the British, who supplied naval, land and air power, and by the Kuvâ-i Inzibâtiyye (Forces of Order), an Ottoman force established to counter the Türk Ulusal Hareketi (Turkish National Movement).
Reinforcements were dispatched to Smyrna, and by May 1920 the Greek force totalled
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