Greek landing at Smyrna

The Greek landing at Smyrna was a military operation by Greek forces starting on May 15, 1919 which involved landing troops in the city of Smyrna and surrounding areas. The Allied powers sanctioned and oversaw the planning of the operation and assisted by directing their forces to take over some key locations and moving warships to the Smyrna harbor. During the landing, a shot was fired on the Greek 1/38 Evzone Regiment and significant violence ensued with Greek troops and Greek citizens of Smyrna participating. The event became important for creating the three-year-long Greek Occupation of Smyrna and was a major spark for the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).

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1919  Wikidata
battle, 

USS Ainsworth, 

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1919 Greek landing at Smyrna

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1402 Siege of Smyrna

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1922 Turkish capture of Smyrna

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1343 — 1351 Smyrniote crusades

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1402	Siege of Smyrna	Knights Hospitaller, siege, Timurid Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Greek landing at Smyrna	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1922	Turkish capture of Smyrna	battle, liberation	Wikidata
event	war	1343	Smyrniote crusades	Republic of Venice, Dauphiné, Papal States, war, Kingdom of Cyprus, Knights Hospitaller, Beylik of Aydın	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tang	preserved watercraft, Tang-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	castle		Kadifekale	hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Akçakaya Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Basmane Polis Karakolu	historic building, outpost, public building	Wikidata
site	fort		Çatalkaya Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Kemer Guardhouse (İzmir)	historic building, outpost, public building	Wikidata
site	fort		Kemeraltı Guardhouse	historic building, outpost, public building	Wikidata
site	fort		Nif Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Tepecik Eski Karakol Binası	historic building, outpost, public building	Wikidata
site	fort		Yoğurtçu Castle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1200	İzmir Port Castle	destroyed building or structure, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1666	Sancakburnu Castle	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Ainsworth	preserved watercraft, Turkish Naval Forces, museum ship, frigate, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	İnciraltı Sea Museum	naval museum	Wikidata