40th year anniversary ''1974 Cyprus Peace Operation'' (Photos)

[Rumelia]

very relevant

This will fit well with that photo.
''I will make you an offer you can't refuse. You eather stop meddling with Cyprus politics and accept Cyprus as a seperate state or we will take Cyprus as a whole''

 

[dexter]

any photos from Greek side?

 

[Kompromat]

May Republic of Turkey live forever, we shall stand shoulder to shoulder with our Turkish brethren.

Salute to the Martyrs of operation Atilla.

 

[Asena_Y]

Soldiers of Mustafa Kemal We remember them. We honor their memories. They are husbands, sons and brothers. Northern Cybrus is nobody's but your legacy.

 

[As is - where is]

any photos from Greek side?

Sure.

Commando G.Mpikakis in a photograph during the invasion of Cyprus. He fought defending Nicosia where using his bazooka he destroyed six Turkish tanks. Nominated for the medal of bravery which he never received (nobody from his squad did). Killed in a car crash some years later.

The 3rd strike company of the 31st mechanized brigade on August 1974 that defended Pyrogi.

The cannons of LST (Landing Ship, Tank) Lesvos fire against the Turkish enclave of Paphos. The involvement of the ship in the clearance of the pocket was very important. The commander of the ship acting without any orders from his higher-ups sent some of his troops to attack two battalions of Turkish-Cypriot troops accompanied by bombardment from the ship's cannons. The commander then stopped communications with the rest of the forces and took an unorthodox route back to Greece by sailing close to Egypt's shores to avoid being detected. The Turkish air force in its attempt to attack the vanished ship mistakenly attacked the Turkish fleet instead, wrecking one Turkish destroyer and seriously damaging other two. The Turkish navy counter-attacked and shot down four Turkish aircrafts.

Destroyed Turkish M-47 tank near the Kornos village.

Soldiers of the National Guard on an occupied Turkish M-47 tank. After the technicians of the 23rd medium tanks squadron repaired some of its hydraulics it was used by the National Guard in operations in the western front where it destroyed seven Turkish tanks.

Turkish M-113 armored personnel carrier destroyed by anti-tank fire of the National Guard.

ELDYK (Hellenic/Greek Force in Cyprus) troops and commandos of the 1st mechanized brigade track Turkish troops movements near Nicosia's International Airport. Destroyed Turkish M-48 at a distance.

National Guard troops attack Turkish-Cypriot military unit that is based on a nearby village before they were reinforced by the invasion force.

National Guard soldier guards occupied Turkish M-113 (next to the occupied M-47 that was mentioned above).

Nation Guard troops inspect downed Turkish aircraft.

 

[Hakan]

Sure.

Commando G.Mpikakis in a photograph during the invasion of Cyprus. He fought defending Nicosia where using his bazooka he destroyed six Turkish tanks. Nominated for the medal of bravery which he never received (nobody from his squad did). Killed in a car crash some years later.

The 3rd strike company of the 31st mechanized brigade on August 1974 that defended Pyrogi.

The cannons of LST (Landing Ship, Tank) Lesvos fire against the Turkish enclave of Paphos. The involvement of the ship in the clearance of the pocket was very important. The commander of the ship acting without any orders from his higher-ups sent some of his troops to attack two battalions of Turkish-Cypriot troops accompanied by bombardment from the ship's cannons. The commander then stopped communications with the rest of the forces and took an unorthodox route back to Greece by sailing close to Egypt's shores to avoid being detected. The Turkish air force in its attempt to attack the vanished ship mistakenly attacked the Turkish fleet instead, wrecking one Turkish destroyer and seriously damaging other two. The Turkish navy counter-attacked and shot down four Turkish aircrafts.

Destroyed Turkish M-47 tank near the Kornos village.

Soldiers of the National Guard on an occupied Turkish M-47 tank. After the technicians of the 23rd medium tanks squadron repaired some of its hydraulics it was used by the National Guard in operations in the western front where it destroyed seven Turkish tanks.

Turkish M-113 armored personnel carrier destroyed by anti-tank missile of the National Guard.

ELDYK (Hellenic/Greek Force in Cyprus) troops and commandos of the 1st mechanized brigade track Turkish troops movements near Nicosia's International Airport. Destroyed Turkish M-48 at a distance.

National Guard troops attack Turkish-Cypriot military unit that is based on a nearby village before they were reinforced by the invasion force.

National Guard soldier guards occupied Turkish M-113 (next to the occupied M-47 that was mentioned above).

Nation Guard troops inspect downed Turkish aircraft.

Haha.


Took you forever to reply.

 

[xenon54 out]

Sure.

Commando G.Mpikakis in a photograph during the invasion of Cyprus. He fought defending Nicosia where using his bazooka he destroyed six Turkish tanks. Nominated for the medal of bravery which he never received (nobody from his squad did). Killed in a car crash some years later.

The 3rd strike company of the 31st mechanized brigade on August 1974 that defended Pyrogi.

The cannons of LST (Landing Ship, Tank) Lesvos fire against the Turkish enclave of Paphos. The involvement of the ship in the clearance of the pocket was very important. The commander of the ship acting without any orders from his higher-ups sent some of his troops to attack two battalions of Turkish-Cypriot troops accompanied by bombardment from the ship's cannons. The commander then stopped communications with the rest of the forces and took an unorthodox route back to Greece by sailing close to Egypt's shores to avoid being detected. The Turkish air force in its attempt to attack the vanished ship mistakenly attacked the Turkish fleet instead, wrecking one Turkish destroyer and seriously damaging other two. The Turkish navy counter-attacked and shot down four Turkish aircrafts.

Destroyed Turkish M-47 tank near the Kornos village.

Soldiers of the National Guard on an occupied Turkish M-47 tank. After the technicians of the 23rd medium tanks squadron repaired some of its hydraulics it was used by the National Guard in operations in the western front where it destroyed seven Turkish tanks.

Turkish M-113 armored personnel carrier destroyed by anti-tank fire of the National Guard.

ELDYK (Hellenic/Greek Force in Cyprus) troops and commandos of the 1st mechanized brigade track Turkish troops movements near Nicosia's International Airport. Destroyed Turkish M-48 at a distance.

National Guard troops attack Turkish-Cypriot military unit that is based on a nearby village before they were reinforced by the invasion force.

National Guard soldier guards occupied Turkish M-113 (next to the occupied M-47 that was mentioned above).

Nation Guard troops inspect downed Turkish aircraft.

Interesting Pictures thx for sharing.

 

[turkbordobereli]

Operation started at 20 July 1974..This newspaper from 21 July 1974

Zafer = Victory

any photos from Greek side?

Meanwhile in Greece

 

[-------]

Lots of cleaning up to do

 

[As is - where is]

It was a militarily interesting conflict either way you look at it.

The Greek Cypriots had the T-34 which was an amazing tank, better than the German Panzer IV of WW2, but the problem was that WW2 was over 30 years before this conflict started... On the contrary the Turkish M47s and the M48s were not only much newer and much superior to the T-34s but they were also five times as many of them. And all that aside, the Greek Cypriot T-34s had aged engines that had to be changed and failed their operators many times during the conflict leading to even more casualties.

The Turkish air force absolutely dominated the skies at the time as the Greek air force did not take an active role in the conflict while the Greek Cypriots had no air force and limited Anti-Aircraft defenses.

Concerning the two sides' navies, the Greek Cypriot side had a very small navy while the Greek side only provided minor support (the main support was the Lesvos incident mentioned above where the commander acted without official orders). The Turkish navy again dominated the sea. Two torpedo boats sent to fight the Turkish flotilla were destroyed by a combination attack of the Turkish navy and air force. A third torpedo boat was captured by the Turkish side after it stuck in some shallow waters. Another four torpedo boats were left in their naval bases during the Attila 2 offensive where they were captured by the Turks who were closing in fast as they didn't have enough fuel to escape.

 

[-SINAN-]

It is sad to see the land of antiquity being defiled by the Turkish......a dark day for all of humanity indeed

First withdraw your troops from Tibet and East-Turkistan, then talk about humanity.

 

[xenon54 out]

First withdraw your troops from Tibet and East-Turkistan, then talk about humanity.

This guy is member since 2009 has only 18 posts and half of them are hate speeches against Turks.

 

[Armstrong]

@As is - where is - Brother even though I love Greek women & Greece !

I'm with my Turkish brethren on the Cyprus Issue !

No hard feelings right ?

Or would you now refuse to entertain your own Brother from Pakistan if he visits Greece & wants to tell Greek women how they are God's best creation & how Greece is an absolutely beautiful country !

 

[VelocuR]

What make Greece and Turkey fighting over Cyprus issues?

@As is - where is - Brother even though I love Greek women & Greece !

I'm with my Turkish brethren on the Cyprus Issue !

No hard feelings right ?

Or would you now refuse to entertain your own Brother from Pakistan if he visits Greece & wants to tell Greek women how they are God's best creation & how Greece is an absolutely beautiful country !

Okay okay my dear you can do that without Turkish approval, it should not be problem.

 

[-SINAN-]

This guy is member since 2009 has only 18 posts and half of them are hate speeches against Turks.

Most probably opened multiple accounts incase of bans... these guys are real losers.