15 May 1919
Invasion of Turkey
The Greeks land at Smyrna in an attempt to invade Turkey
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Smyrna in Greece. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Greeks land at Smyrna in an attempt to invade Turkey
The Greeks land at Smyrna in an attempt to invade Turkey
The Treaty of Sevres provides for Greek administration of Smyrna before a future plebiscite.
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