Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
| Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lt. Gen Nurettin Ersin Maj. Gen. Bedrettin Demirel Maj. Gen. Osman Fazıl Polat Brig. Gen. Süleyman Tuncer Brig. Gen. Hakkı Borataş Brig. Gen. Sabri Demirbağ Brig. Gen. Sabri Evren Col. M. Katırcıoğlu (KTKA regiment) |
Brig. Gen Mihail Georgitsis (until 30 July) Lt. Gen Efthymios Karayannis (Chiefs of Staff of the National Guard) Col. Konstantinos Kombokis Col. Nikolaos Nikolaidis | ||||||||
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Turkish Cypriot enclaves: 11,000–13,500 men, up to 20,000 under full mobilization (Greek claim) Turkey: 40,000 men 160–180 M47 and M48 tanks |
Cyprus: 12,000 men standing strength–40,000 fully mobilised (theoretical) 32 T-34/85 tanks included in above strength: Greece: 2,000+ men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Turkish Cypriot fighters: 70 killed 1,000 wounded (including civilians) TAF: 498 killed 1,200 wounded Total: 2,768 |
Greek-Cypriot military personnel: 309 killed 909 missing 937 captured 1,141 wounded Mainland Greek military personnel: 88 killed 83 missing 148 wounded Total: 397 killed 992 missing 1,269 wounded 937 captured Total: 3,595 | ||||||||
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UNFICYP: 9 killed 65 wounded Total: 74 | |||||||||
| Only military casualties are included in this table. | |||||||||
In 1974, Turkey invaded the northern portion of the Republic of Cyprus in response to a military coup taking place on the island, in attempt to annex the island to Greece. Turkey claimed that this was an intervention in accordance to Treaty of Guarantee. The invasion consisted of two major Turkish offensives, and involved air, land and sea combat operations. The war resulted in a ceasefire which persists until the present day.