Greek invasion of Smyrna

Greek landing at Smyrna
Part of Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) campaign of Turkish War of Independence
Men of the 1/38 Evzone Regiment at the Smyrna quay
Date May 15, 1919 Location Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Result Greek victory; occupation of Smyrna
Belligerents
Greece Naval support: United Kingdom France Italy	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Nikolaos Zafeiriou¹	Ali Nadir Pasha² Hürrem Bey³ Ali Bey⁴ Kâzım Bey⁵
Strength
up to 15,000 soldiers	3,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
2 killed 6–20 wounded	30–40 killed (killed in captivity or during surrender) 40–60 wounded
1: Commander of the Greek 1st Division, 2: Commander of the Ottoman XVII Corps, 3: Commander of the Ottoman 56th Division, 4: Commander of the 172nd Infantry Regiment (Ayvalık), 5: Commander of the 173rd Infantry Regiment (Urla)

 Greece
Naval support: United Kingdom
France

The Greek landing at Smyrna (modern-day İzmir) was a military operation by Greek forces starting on May 15, 1919 which involved landing troops in the city of Smyrna and surrounding areas. The Allied powers sanctioned and oversaw the planning of the operation and assisted by directing their forces to take over some key locations and moving warships to the Smyrna harbor. During the landing, a shot was fired on the Greek 1/38 Evzone Regiment and significant violence ensued with Greek troops and Greek citizens of Smyrna participating. The event became important for creating the three-year-long Greek Occupation of Smyrna and was a major spark for the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).

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