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| Keywords: Turks Manisa 1923.jpg en Manisa 1923 Frédéric Gadmer Albert Kahn Collection As the Turkish Nationalist Struggle approached its completion with the Great Attack Büyük Taarruz of 26-30 August 1922 the Greek army began to retreat from the occupied lands in Western Anatolia However as they withdrew the villages and towns of the Western Anatolia were set on fire leading many civilian casualties This photograph was taken on January 12 1923 in Manisa a couple of months after the Greek retreat According to the report of an American diplomat in Manisa 10 300 homes and fifteen mosques were destroyed in the city The man sitting on the far left floor of the front row is reported to have lost his mind after having been trapped in a burning building 1923-01-12 Albert Kahn collection Frédéric Gadmer 1878-1954 Custom license marker 2013 11 15 Taken on January 12 1923 PD-old Frédéric Gadmer died in 1954 History of Manisa People of Manisa Autochromes 1923 photographs Archives de la planète Albert Khan Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
