Hasan İzzet Paşa

Hasan Izzet Pasha (Turkish: Hasan İzzet Paşa, Hasan İzzet Arolat, 1871; Constantinople (Istanbul) – 3 March 1931 ) was a Turkish general of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life

Hasan Izzet Born in a family of Turkish origin 1871 to mother Süreyya Hanım, and father Ali Muhsin Pasha in Aksaray neighborhood of Istanbul.

He graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy (Mekteb-i Füsûn-u Harbiyye-i Şâhâne) in 1890 and the Staff College (Mekteb-i Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Şâhâne, present day: Harp Akademisi) on 23 March 1893 as a Staff Captain (Erkân-ı Harp Yüzbaşısı). After the armistice, on 24 December 1913, he was appointed as the commander of the III Corps.

World War

After the 1914 mobilization of World War I, Sultan Mehmed V asked him to be the commander of the Third Army. He was the commander during Bergmann Offensive. He feared in the background of the ill and rapid changes in the Army leadership during the preparations for the Battle of Sarikamish. He also opposed Enver Pasha to attack prematurely during Battle of Sarikamish. He gave his post as commander of the Third Army on 18 December 1914. He later participated in the Turkish War of Independence where he fought on the western front against the Greeks.

Medals and decorations

Order of the Medjidie 5th classe (8 September 1894) Order of the Osmanî 4th classe (18 September 1899) Golden Medal of Liakat (1900) Rumanian Order, 2nd class (4 August 1907) Order of the Medjidie 4th class (21 December 1909) Bulgarian Order (1910) (verliehen von Ferdinand I. während seines Istanbul Besuches)

Military ranks

Captain (Yüzbaşı), 24 March 1893 Senior Captain (Kolağası), 7 May 1895 Major (Binbaşı), 21 April 1897 Lieutenant colonel (Kaymakam), 2 October 1900 Colonel (Miralay), 23 April 1905 Mirliva, 19 December 1912 Ferik, 1 October 1915