Osman Zati Korol

Osman Zati Korol (1880; Smyrna (Izmir) - September 21, 1946; ?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and later a general of the Turkish Army. A native of Smyrna, he participated in the Caucasus campaign against the Russians during World War I. He later led the defence and recapture of Izmir from the Greek Army during the Turkish War of Independence.

Osman Zati Korol
1320-Ağ. Top 1[1]
Born1880
Smyrna (Izmir), Ottoman Empire
Died21 September 1946(1946-09-21) (aged 65–66)
Izmir, Turkey
Buried
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: 1904-1920
Turkey: December 11, 1920-July 27, 1938
RankMirliva
Commands heldStaff of the Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
Chief of Staff of Ankara Command, Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, 3rd Cavalry Division (deputy), Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, 1st Cavalry Division, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Western Front, War Division, 3rd Caucasian Division, General Director of the Military Factories, member of the Military Court of Cassation
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence

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Sources

  1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 208. (in Turkish)
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