Mustafa Hilmi Pasha

Mustafa Hilmi Pasha (1840–1922) was a general of the Ottoman Army.

General Toshev and Hilmi Pasha observing the fighting around Medgidia
Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Born1848
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died1922 (1923) (aged 74)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Commands heldVI Army Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
Turkish War of Independence

He was the son of Ibrahim Pasha Sarim. In the early 20th century, he participated in the modernisation and unification of the Ottoman Army.

In World War I, he commanded the VI Army Corps, which was sent to participate in the campaign against Romania during the period October 1916 – February 1918.

In the Turkish War of Independence, he fought against French forces around Aleppo. He died in 1922 in Istanbul.

Sources

  • Ioanițiu, Alexandru (lt.col.), Războiului României, 1916-1918, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1930
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