Rauf Bey

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stevebecker
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Rauf Bey

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Post by stevebecker » 21 Dec 2014, 01:28

Mates,

What do you have on this officer?

He is shown on the Turkish webb site with these details?

"Around the same time, a Turkish force led by Rauf Bey moved towards Kermanshah; however, in early June 1915, it was attacked by Persian insurgents near the town of Kharind and forced to retreat. These insurgents were apparently provoked by the Germans, who were not comfortable with Turkish military existence on Persian soil. Rauf Bey spent the summer in Persia; but in September, due to mounting German pressure, the Ottoman High Command ordered him to return to Khanaqin."

Do we known what unit he commanded and any of his life?

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Re: Rauf Bey

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Post by Tosun Saral » 23 Dec 2014, 11:53

Rauf Bey is Rauf Orbay. Famous captain of battleship Hamidiye. Naval Minister of Ottoman Empire. Deported to Malta as war criminal. Prime minister of Turkish Republic.


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Re: Rauf Bey

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Post by stevebecker » 24 Dec 2014, 00:45

Tosun,

Thank you again.

Now you have me interested

I have to ask how and why was he leading a force in Northern Persia in June 1915.

While a possible Turkish Div (Van Gendarmerie Division) was near this area, I am thinking he was leading local forces?

But why a Naval officer?

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Re: Rauf Bey

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Post by Tosun Saral » 26 Dec 2014, 01:17

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t=Rauf+Bey

There is a very good and long article unfortunately it is in Turkish

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