In 1920 the Treaty of Sevres was signed wawarding Greece considerable lands, which were taken from the Ottoman Empire. In the following Greek-Turkish War, Greece failed to destroy the Kemalist State and in the end got kicked out of Minor Asia, Eastern Thrace and some islands in the Aegean.
A primary reason for the Greek failure was political unrest following the death of pro-Entente King Alexander, who was bitten by 2 monkeys. He was followed by pro-German King Constantine.
The following change in government with Venizelos losing power led to purges, unrest within the armed forces and shift of Entente aid from Greece to Turkey.
Could the Greeks have beaten the Turks with the aid of Entente, weakening the Kemalist government, gaining more soil from Turkey and in the end come to peace with a much more weakened Turkey?
Or would Venizelos be wise enough to end the war, after seeing the Greeks could not sustain the attrition inflicted upon them, and simply form a defensive posture around the new territories gained?
In OTL there were plans to build a Maginot-type line around Izmir to protect the new lands conquered there.
A primary reason for the Greek failure was political unrest following the death of pro-Entente King Alexander, who was bitten by 2 monkeys. He was followed by pro-German King Constantine.
The following change in government with Venizelos losing power led to purges, unrest within the armed forces and shift of Entente aid from Greece to Turkey.
Could the Greeks have beaten the Turks with the aid of Entente, weakening the Kemalist government, gaining more soil from Turkey and in the end come to peace with a much more weakened Turkey?
Or would Venizelos be wise enough to end the war, after seeing the Greeks could not sustain the attrition inflicted upon them, and simply form a defensive posture around the new territories gained?
In OTL there were plans to build a Maginot-type line around Izmir to protect the new lands conquered there.