Veysel Özgür
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| Born | Trabzon, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 15 October 1931 (aged 53–54) ?, Turkey |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1895-March 1920 Turkey: October 28, 1920-March 26, 1924 |
| Rank | Miralay |
| Commands | 15th Regiment, 161st Regiment, 134th Regiment, 48th Division, Humus Area, 20th Division, 1st Division 15th Division, Provisional Division of Kocaeli Group, 7th Division, Çorum Military Service Department, Chief of the Military Court for Field officers of the VII Corps |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
Veysel Özgür (1877 in Trabzon – October 15, 1931) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
Medals and decorations
[edit]- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Silver Medal of Liyakat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Prussia Iron Cross 2nd 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. 46. (in Turkish)
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1931 deaths
- People from Trabzon
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish Army officers
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery
- Recipients of the Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)