Mürsel Bakû

Mürsel Bakû (1881; Erzurum – February 2, 1945; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

Mürsel Bakû
1316-Sv. 7[1]
Born1881
Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
DiedFebruary 2, 1945(1945-02-02) (aged 63–64)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı
State Cemetery
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: 1901–1919
Turkey: November 3, 1921 – August 23, 1938
RankGeneral
Commands held11th Cavalry Brigade, 34th Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, 32nd Division, 12th Division, 5th Caucasian Division
6th Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, VII Corps (deputy), 2nd Cavalry Division, 23rd Infantry Division, Inspector of the Cavalry, Deputy Inspector of the Infantry, member of the Military Supreme Court
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other workMember of the GNAT (Kocaeli)

See also

Sources

  1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 132. (in Turkish)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.