Veysel Özgür

Veysel Özgür 1311-b-P. 83[1]
Born	December 0, 1877(1877-12-00) Trabzon, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 October 1931(1931-10-15) (aged 54)  ?, Turkey
Buried at	State Cemetry
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1895-March 1920 Turkey: October 28, 1920-March 26, 1924
Rank	Miralay
Commands held	15th Regiment, 161st Regiment, 134th Regiment, 48th Division, Humus Area, 20th Division, 1st Division 15th Division, Provisional Division of Kocaeli Group, 7th Division, Çorum Military Service Department, Chief of the Military Court for Field officers of the VII Corps
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Veysel Özgür (1877; Trabzon - October 15, 1931; ?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

Medals and Decorations

• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Silver Medal of Liyakat
• Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
• Prussia Iron Cross 2nd class
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

Sources

1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 46. (Turkish)

Persondata
Name	Ozgur, Veysel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1877
Place of birth	Trabzon, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	October 15, 1931
Place of death	?, Turkey