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Battle of Agios Dometios
Part of Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Date14–17 August 1974
Location
Agios Dometios, Cyprus
Result Greek victory
Territorial
changes
  • Turkey eventually captures ELDYK camp
  • Turkey fails to capture suburb of Agios Dometios
Belligerents
Battle of Agios Dometios Turkey
Northern Cyprus Turkish Cypriot fighters
Battle of Agios Dometios Greece
Battle of Agios Dometios Cyprus
Commanders and leaders
Turkey Brigadier General Sabri Demirbağ
Turkey Colonel Eşref Bitlis
Turkey Colonel Mustafa Katırcıoğlu

Cyprus Colonel Georgios Azinas
Greece Lieutenant Colonel Panagiotis Stavropoulos

Cyprus Major Dimitrios Alevromagiros
Units involved

Turkey Turkish Armed Forces

  • Turkey Turkish Army
    • Turkish Force in Cyprus (TURDYK)
    • 5th Armored Brigade
    • 50th Infantry Regiment
  • Turkey Turkish Air Force

Northern Cyprus Turkish Cypriot militias

  • Turkish Resistance Organisation

Greece Hellenic Army

  • Hellenic Force in Cyprus
  • A' Commando Squadron

Cyprus Cypriot National Guard

  • 211 Infantry Battalion
  • 212 Infantry Battalion
  • 336 Reserve Battalion
Strength
7,000+ [1] 1,850+ [2][3]
Casualties and losses
600+ killed [4] 83+ killed or injured [5]

The Battle of Agios Dometios (Greek: Μάχη του Αγίου Δομετίου), was an engagement between Hellenic, Cypriot, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces between 14 and 17 August 1974. It was part of the Attila-2 (Second phase of the invasion) operation as described by Turkey and the wider battle for Nicosia as described by Cyprus.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Η Μάχη της ΕΛΔΥΚ (14-16 Αυγούστου 1974)". Defence Review. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Η Μαχη Τησ Λευκωσιασ | Ανιχνεύσεις". anixneuseis.gr. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Μαρτυρία 1974 | "Το 336 κράτησε την Λευκωσία, το τάγμα του Αλευρομάγειρου, το τάγμα της Αμμοχώστου" | DEFENCE ReDEFiNED | Ειδήσεις για Άμυνα, Ασφάλεια και Διεθνείς Σχέσεις". defenceredefined.com.cy. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Η μάχη της Λευκωσίας 14-16 Αυγούστου 1974". simerini.sigmalive.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Αυτό είναι το στρατόπεδο της ΕΛΔΥΚ όπου δόθηκε μία από τις τελευταίες μάχες του Αττίλα. Εκεί οι Τούρκοι αποκεφάλισαν 10 στρατιώτες και τοποθέτησαν τα κεφάλια τους στην πύλη - Μηχανη Του Χρονου". mixanitouxronou.com.cy. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ^ "48 χρόνια από τον "Αττίλα 2": Η δεύτερη φάση της τουρκικής εισβολής στην Κύπρο". euronews (in Greek). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Ο θρύλος του Μανώλη Μπικάκη και η μάχη του Αγίου Δομετίου". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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