Âsım Gündüz (1880; Kütahya – January 14, 1970; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.
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| Born | 1880 Kütahya, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | January 14, 1970 (aged 89–90) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1901–1920 Turkey: August 3, 1921 – August 3, 1945 |
| Rank | Orgeneral |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the III Corps, Chief of Staff of the Sinai Front, Vice Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army, 48th Division, teacher of tactics in the Staff College, teacher of princes, 2nd division of the General Staff Chief of Staff of the Western Front, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, VIII Corps, IX Corps, V Corps, member of the Military Supreme Council |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Kütahya) |
During the Second World War he was the assistant of Chief of the General Staff Fevzi Çakmak.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 124. (in Turkish)
- ^ John M. VanderLippe, The politics of Turkish democracy: İsmet İnönü and the formation of the multi-party system, 1938-1950, SUNY Press, 2005 ISBN 0-7914-6435-0.
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