Cavit Erdel (1884 – 5 March 1933) was a military officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.
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Born | 1884 Edirne, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 5 March 1933 Ankara, Turkey | (aged 48–49)
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Years of service | Ottoman: 1902–1919 Turkey: 1919 – Mart 5, 1933 |
Rank | Mirliva |
Commands | Chief of Staff of the 42nd Division, Chief of Staff of Chataldja Defense Line, Chief of Staff of the IX Corps, 17th Division (deputy), Chief of Staff of the I Caucasian Corps, 11th Caucasian Division 11th Caucasian Division, Kars Fortified Area Command, chief of the Personnel Bureau of the Ministry of National Defence, 7th Division, 16th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court |
Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
Other work | Member of the GNAT (Kars) |
See also
editSources
edit- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 149. (in Turkish)
External links
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