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rdfs:label
  • Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
owl:sameAs
prov:wasDerivedFrom
skos:prefLabel
  • Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
skos:altLabel
  • 1974 invasion of Cyprus
  • Tank battle
  • Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
  • Turkish invasion
  • Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
  • Turkish military operations in Cyprus
  • Turks in power
  • invaded Cyprus
clgo:causalties
  • 70 killed
  • 1,000 wounded (including civilians)
  • 1,200 wounded
  • 498 killed
  • Total: 2,768
  • Turkish Armed Forces:
  • Turkish Cypriot fighters:
clgo:combatant
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Turkey
  • *(EOKA-BGreek Cypriot paramilitary)
  • *Turkish Cypriotfighters
clgo:commander
clgo:date
  • 1974-08-18
clgo:notes
  • Only military casualties are included in this table.
clgo:place
clgo:result
  • Turkish victory
clgo:strength
  • 40,000 men
  • (included in above strength:)
  • 160–180 M47 and M48 tanks
  • 2,000+ men
  • 32 T-34/85 tanks
  • Cyprus:
  • Greece:
  • Turkey:
  • Turkish Cypriot enclaves:
  • 12,000 men standing strength–40,000 fully mobilised (theoretical)
  • 11,000–13,500 men, up to 20,000 under full mobilization (Greek claim)