Mustafa Hilmi Pasha

Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Mustafa Hilmi Pasha
Born1863
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died1922 (1923) (aged 59)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
CommandsVI Army Corps
Battles / warsFirst World War
Romania in World War I
Dobruja Campaign
Turkish War of Independence

Mustafa Hilmi Pasha (1863–1922) was a general of the Ottoman Army.[1]

General Toshev and Hilmi Pasha observing the fighting around Medgidia

He was the son of Ibrahim Pasha Sarim.[citation needed] 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.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Mustafa Hilmi Pasha". Turkey in the First World War. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Ioanițiu 1929