Europe 1921: Greco-Turkish War
23 August 1921
23 Aug 1921
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23 Aug 1921 Greco-Turkish War
28 Jun 1922 Irish Civil War
With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Greece moved troops into western Turkey to protect the sizeable local Greek population and assert its historical claim over the region. Initially the war favored Greece, but by late 1921 the Turks were gaining the upper hand.
