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Rustu Sakarya

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Buried at
  
State Cemetery

Rank
  
Mirliva

Allegiance
  
Ottoman Empire  Turkey

Name
  
Rustu Sakarya

Rustu Sakarya
Born
  
1877 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (
1877
)

Died
  
December 2, 1951(1951-12-02) (aged 73–74) Turkey

Years of service
  
Ottoman: 1895–1919 Turkey: July 6, 1921 – March 25, 1934

Commands held
  
16th Division, 61st Division, Konya Area Command, Military Service Department of the IV Corps, president to the Military Court for senior and junior officers, member of the Military Supreme Court

Rustu Sakarya (1877 in Constantinople (Istanbul) – December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

Medals and Decorations

  • Order of Osminieh 3rd class
  • Order of Osmanieh with Sword
  • Medal of the Battle of Greece (Yunan Muharebe Madalyasi)
  • Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
  • Silver Medal of Liyaqat
  • Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
  • Gold Medal of Liyaqat
  • Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class
  • Austria-Hungary Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class
  • Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

    • References

    Rustu Sakarya Wikipedia
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