Rüştü Sakarya
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| Born | 1877 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 2, 1951 (aged 73–74) Turkey |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1895–1919 Turkey: July 6, 1921 – March 25, 1934 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | 16th Division, 61st Division, Konya Area Command, Military Service Department of the IV Corps, president to the Military Court for senior and junior officers, member of the Military Supreme Court |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Rüştü Sakarya (1877 in Constantinople (Istanbul) – December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. He earned his surname "Sakarya" due to his bravery during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence.
Medals and decorations[edit]
- Order of Osminieh 3rd class
- Order of Osmanieh with Sword
- Medal of the Battle of Greece (Yunan Muharebe Madalyası)
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Gold Medal of Liyaqat
- Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class
- Austria-Hungary Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 44. (in Turkish)
External links[edit]
Media related to Rüştü Sakarya at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1951 deaths
- Military personnel from Istanbul
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Ottoman prisoners of war
- World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Turkish Army generals
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery
- Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Gold Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)