Kemalettin Sami Gökçen

Kemalettin Sami Gökçen
1321-İs. 1[1]
Born 1884 (1884)
Sinop, Kastamonu Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died 15 April 1934(1934-04-15) (aged 49–50)
Berlin, Germany
Buried at Eyüpsultan 16 Mart Şehitliği
State Cemetery
Allegiance  Ottoman Empire (1906-1919)
 Turkey (1920-1928)
Years of service Ottoman: 1906-1919, Turkey: 22 November 1920 – 24 September 1928
Rank Ferik
Commands held Chief of Staff of the Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Staff of the Gallipoli Northern Group, Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Fortification and Fortified Area, Chief of Staff of the Hejaz Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff of the VIII Corps, Military attaché to Ukraine, Chief of Staff of the Northern Caucasus Army, Inspector of the Rear Area of the Ninth Army, 10th Caucasian Division (deputy), Istanbul Guard, Deputy Commander of the XXV Corps, 10th Caucasian Division
1st Division, Ankara Command, 4th Group, IV Corps
Battles/wars Balkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other work Ambassador to Berlin

Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (1884; Sinop, Kastamonu Vilayet – 15 April 1934; Berlin) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

See also

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. 218. (Turkish)

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