Hasan Izzet Pasha


Hasan Izzet Pasha was a Turkish general of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life

Hasan Izzet Born in a family of Turkish origin1871 to mother Süreyya Hanım, and father Ali Muhsin Pasha in Aksaray neighborhood of Istanbul.
He graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy in 1890 and the Staff College on 23 March 1893 as a Staff Captain.

Military career

He was appointed to the fourth department of the General Staff by the order of Sultan Abdul Hamid II on 14 April 1894. On 7 May 1895, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Captain and on 12 May 1895, he participated in the military staff excursion to Üsküp. On 29 October 1896, he was assigned to the War Academy.

1897 Greco-Turkish War

On 21 April 1897, he was promoted to the rank of Major and assigned service in the Alasonya Army, a field army will attack Elassona area. During the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, he was assigned to the 2nd Neşet Bey Division and took part in the Battle of Domokos. On 17 July 1897, he was called back to Istanbul and appointed in the commander of the Greek Border.

Interwar period

He was appointed to the inspector of examination of Edirne Military High School on 30 November 1897, and appointed to the teacher of tactics of the War Academy on 21 March 1898. He had been in Damascus for the inspection and examination of the Damascus Military High School. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on 2 October 1900, to the rank of colonel on 23 April 1905. He was appointed to the fourth department of the General Staff on 26 March 1906.
He went to Romania to observe a military exercise and awarded with a 2nd class order by the Romanian government on 4 August 1907. On 25 June 1908, he was appointed as the member of the military tribunal that was established because of some important affairs. Then he was appointed as the commander of the 17th Division stationed in Siroz.

31 March Incident

After the 31 March Incident, he was commissioned commander as the commander of the Provisional Division of the Action Army in 1909. On 2 July 1911, he was appointed to the commander of the 1st Division under the command of the I Corps.

Balkan Wars

During the First Balkan War, he went to Babaeski and was appointed the commander of the 9th Division by the order of the Eastern Army. He took part in battles at Petra on 9–10 October 1912 and Taştabya, Vize and Çatalca. He was promoted to the rank of Mirliva on 19 December 1912. On 21 January 1913, he was appointed the commander of the I Corps by proxy. And then he was appointed the commander of the 18th Division on 6 March 1913.
During the Second Balkan War, he commanded the II Corps under the Çatalca Army commanded directly by Ahmet Izzet Pasha and took part in the advance to Adrianople. After the armistice, on 24 December 1913, he was appointed as the commander of the III Corps.

World War

After the 1914 mobilization of World War I, Sultan Mehmed V asked him to be the commander of the Third Army. He was the commander during Bergmann Offensive. He feared in the background of the ill and rapid changes in the Army leadership during the preparations for the Battle of Sarikamish. He also opposed Enver Pasha to attack prematurely during Battle of Sarikamish. He gave his post as commander of the Third Army on 18 December 1914. He later participated in the Turkish War of Independence where he fought on the western front against the Greeks.

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