Zilan offensive (8 lugl 1930 anni – 13 lugl 1930 anni)
Descrizione:
The Turkish army used two corps (VII Corps and IX Corps) and 80 aircraft for the cleaning operation from July 8, 1930.[28] Generally the date that the massacre took place was considered as July 13, 1930, but Yusuf Mazhar, who was the special correspondent of the daily Cumhuriyet (Turkey's most widely read daily paper in 1930-1940s), reported by telephone on July 12 1930 "the cleaning in districts of Erciş, Mount Süphan and Zeylân was completely finished."[28][29]According to the daily Cumhuriyet dated July 16, 1930, about 15,000 people were killed and Zilan River was filled with dead bodies as far as its mouth.
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Data:
8 lugl 1930 anni
13 lugl 1930 anni
~ 5 days
