Military career of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1317 (1901)-P. 8
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; 1317 (1901)-P. 8
	Mustafa Kemal Pasha in November 1918
Born	1881; Salonica (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire
Died	10 November 1938 (aged 56–57); Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Years of service	1893 – 8 July 1919,; 5 August 1921 – 1927
Rank	Empire: Mirliva (Brigadier General); Republic: Mareşal (Field Marshal)
Commands	19th Division – XVI Corps – 2nd Army – 7th Army – Yildirim Army Group – Ninth Army Troops Inspectorate
Battles / wars	Italo-Turkish War Battle of Tobruk; Battle of Derna; ; First Balkan War Battle of Bulair; ; Second Balkan War Siege of Adrianople; Capture of Didymoteicho; ; World War I Landing at Anzac Cove; Landing at Suvla Bay; Battle for Baby 700; Battle for No.3 Post; Battle of the Nek; Battle of Chunuk Bair; Battle of Scimitar Hill; Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli); Battle of Sari Bair; Battle of Bitlis; Battle of Muş; Battle of Çapakçur; Charge at Haritan; ; Greco-Turkish War Battle of the Sakarya; Great Offensive Battle of Dumlupınar; ; ;
Awards	List (24 medals)
Other work	President of the Republic of Turkey

Pre-World War I

Ottoman officers of the Fifth Army at Beirut. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is sitting on the left in the front row.

Commanding Libyan fighters against Italian occupation, 1911

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – 10 November 1938) was a field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first president. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's military career explains his life between graduation from Ottoman War College in Istanbul as a lieutenant in 1905 to his resignation from the Ottoman Army on 8 July 1919, as well as his military leadership throughout the subsequent Turkish War of Independence (armistice 11 October 1922).

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1317 (1901)-P. 8
Mustafa Kemal Pasha in November 1918
Born	1881 Salonica (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire
Died	10 November 1938(1938-11-10) (aged 56–57) Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire Turkey
Years of service	1893 – 8 July 1919, 5 August 1921 – 1927
Rank	Empire: Mirliva (Brigadier General) Republic: Mareşal (Field Marshal)
Commands	19th Division – XVI Corps – 2nd Army – 7th Army – Yildirim Army Group – Ninth Army Troops Inspectorate
Battles / wars	Italo-Turkish War Battle of Tobruk Battle of Derna First Balkan War Battle of Bulair Second Balkan War Siege of Adrianople Capture of Didymoteicho World War I Landing at Anzac Cove Landing at Suvla Bay Battle for Baby 700 Battle for No.3 Post Battle of the Nek Battle of Chunuk Bair Battle of Scimitar Hill Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) Battle of Sari Bair Battle of Bitlis Battle of Muş Battle of Çapakçur Charge at Haritan Greco-Turkish War Battle of the Sakarya Great Offensive Battle of Dumlupınar
Awards	List (24 medals)
Other work	President of the Republic of Turkey