Ali Nadir Pasha

[stevebecker]

Tosun,

I notice Wikiperdia shows the 17th Corps commander May 1919 as Ali Nadir Pasha.

I have no record of him, do you have any details?

Yildirim Troops Inspectorate (Yıldırım Kıt'aatı Müfettişliği, Konya, Inspector: Ferik Cemal Mersinli)
XII Corps (Niğde, Miralay Selâhaddin Bey)
11th Division
41st Division
7th Cavalry Regiment
20th Cavalry Regiment
XX Corps (Ankara, Mirliva Ali Fuat Cebesoy)
23rd Division
24th Division
XVII Corps (Smyrna, Mirliva Ali Nadir Pasha, transferred from the First Army Troops Inspectorate after the Occupation of Smyrna)
56th Division
57th Division

Cheers

S.B

[Tosun Saral]

Ali Nadir Paşa born at Egypt in 1867.Graduated The Harbiye in İstanbul in 1885. Studied at war academy and graduated as staff captain. Major General Ali Nadir Paşa commanded the Ustruma Army Corps at Bulgarian front during Balkan War. He was pensioned in 1913 by Enver Paşa together with all old fashioned officers. As the armistrace was signed on Nov. 30th 1918 he was commander of XVII th AC at İzmir. As the greeks invaded İzmir on May 15th 1919 he ordered his men to suronder and not shoot at the Greeks. It is said that he was slapped on the ear by an young greek officer. It is said that he kissed the greek flag . He took part at the pro-sultan kuvvayı inzibatiye army and was againts Mustafa Kemal. For that reason he was announced traitor againts vaterland was deported from Turkey . He died in Egypt in poverty.

[stevebecker]

Tosun,

Thank you, what a story.

S.B