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{{Infobox Militärischer Konflikt
|KONFLIKT     = Schlacht von Kütahya–Eskişehir
|TEILVON      = [[Griechisch-Türkischer Krieg]]
|BILD         = Greek Cavalry Asia Minor 1921.jpg
|BILDBREITE   = 
|BESCHREIBUNG = Griechische Kavallerie
|DATUM        = 10. Juli
|DATUMBIS     = 24. Juli 1921
|ORT          = [[Afyonkarahisar]], [[Kütahya]], [[Eskişehir]]
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|CASUS        = 
|GEBIETE      = 
|AUSGANG      = griechischer Sieg
|FOLGEN       = 
|FRIEDENSSCHLUSS= 
|KONTRAHENT1  = {{GRC-1863}}
|KONTRAHENT2  = {{TUR|#}} [[Türkische Nationalbewegung]]
|KONTRAHENT3  = 
|BEFEHLSHABER1= [[Anastasios Papoulas]]
|BEFEHLSHABER2= [[İsmet İnönü|İsmet Pascha]]
|BEFEHLSHABER3= 
|TRUPPENSTÄRKE1=
|TRUPPENSTÄRKE2= 
|TRUPPENSTÄRKE3= 
|VERLUSTE1   = 1.491 Tote<br/> 6.472 Verwundete <br/> 110 Vermisste<ref>Επίτομος Ιστορία Εκστρατειας Μικράς Ασίας 1919–1922, Εκδόσεις Διευθύνσεως Ιστορίας Στρατού, Αθήναι 1967, page 204 (in Greek)</ref>
|VERLUSTE2   = 1.643 Tote<br> 4.981 Verwundete<br> 374 Gefangene<br>30.809 Soldaten desertiert<br>18 Geschütze, 47 schwere und 34 leichte Maschinengewehre<ref name="sakarya">
|VERLUSTE3   = 
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}}[[Datei:Dorylaio.JPG|mini|Greek cavalry in Eskişehir]]
The '''Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir'''{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} ({{elS|Μάχες Κιουτάχειας-Εσκί Σεχίρ (Δορυλαίου)}}, {{trS|Kütahya-Eskişehir Muharebeleri}}), was fought between July 10 and July 24 (or June 27 and July 10 in the old calendar, then in use in Greece), 1921 when the Greek [[Army of Asia Minor]] defeated the Turkish troops commanded by [[İsmet İnönü|İsmet Pasha]] in defence of the line of Kara Hisâr-ı Sahib (present day [[Afyonkarahisar]])-[[Kütahya]]-[[Eskişehir]]. 

It was also known in some Greek historiography as the '''Battles of Kutahya-[[Dorylaion]]''' and known in Turkish historiography as the '''Battles of Kütahya-Eskişehir''' ({{trS|Kütahya-Eskişehir Muharebeleri}} or {{trS|Kütahya-Eskişehir Savaşları}}). It was part of the Greek [[Asia Minor Campaign]] and the [[Turkish War of Independence]] of 1919–1922.

Strategically, the battle was of little importance as the Greeks failed to grasp the opportunity to encircle the retreating Turkish troops. This proved later to be a major strategic error, when the two sides had to meet each other again during the much more fierce [[Battle of Sakarya]] which turned the tide in favour of the Turks.

==The battle==
After their defeat in the battle of İnönü, the Greek staff decided to make a new offense to capture the cities of Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir with their inter-connecting rail-lines. [[Constantine I of Greece|King Constantine]] arrived in Anatolia to inspire the soldiers and to  command the attack personally.

The Greek Army managed to break through the Turkish resistance and occupied the towns of Kara Hisâr-ı Sahib, Kütahya and Eskişehir (Dorylaion in Greek), together with their inter-connecting rail-lines.

The Turks despite their defeat managed to avoid encirclement and made a strategic retreat on the east of Sakarya river. On August 5, 1921 [[İsmet İnönü|İsmet Pasha]] was replaced by [[Birinci Ferik]] [[Fevzi Çakmak|Fevzi Pasha]] as the [[List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff|Minister of the General Staff]] (''Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili'') of the [[Grand National Assembly|Ankara government]] after his failure to check the Greek offensive.

The State and [[Greek army]] leadership, including King [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece#Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg Dynasty (1863–1924)|Prime Minister]] [[Dimitrios Gounaris]], and General [[Anastasios Papoulas]], met at Kütahya where they debated the future of the campaign. The Greeks with rejuvenated their faltering morale failed to appraise rationally the strategic situation that favoured the defending side; instead, in the overall climate of enthusiasm, the leadership was polarised into the risky decision to pursue an engagement with the Turks on their last line of defence, close to [[Ankara]]. Only few voices supported a defensive stance, but they were not heard.

After a delay of almost a month, that gave adequate time to the Turks to organise their defences, 7 of the Greek divisions marched to [[Battle of Sakarya|Sakarya River]].

== Einzelnachweise ==
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