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Andrew was given command of the II Army Corps during the Battle of the Sakarya, which effectively stalemated the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). Andrew had little respect for his superior officers, whom he considered incompetent. [21]
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Dec 1, 2019 · Princess Alice with her husband Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in Athens, 1921. Their youngest child became Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Photograph: Walter Gircke/Getty
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Battles/wars. Balkan Wars. Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Battle of Sakarya. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (2 February 1882 – 3 December 1944) was a Greek and Danish prince of the House of Glucksburg. He was the son of George I of Greece and the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark.
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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. A career soldier, Prince Andrew began military training at an early age, and was commissioned as an officer in the Greek army. His command positions were substantive appointments rather than honorary, and he saw service in the Balkan Wars.
Apr 21, 2024 · Battle of Sakarya. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( Greek : Ανδρέας; Danish : Andreas; 2 February [ O.S. 21 January] 1882 – 3 December 1944) was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Mentioned in dispatches. Croix de Guerre with Palm. War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Princess Alice met Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (known as Andrea within the family), the fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia, while in London for King Edward VII's coronation in 1902. [9] They married in a civil ceremony on 6 October 1903 at Darmstadt.
