Halil Kut | |
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![]() Kut before the end of WW1 | |
Born | 1881 Yenimahalle, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 20 August 1957 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 75–76)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Rank | Major general |
Unit | Sixth Army |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars Italo-Turkish War World War I |
Halil Kut (1881 – 20 August 1957)[1], also known as Halil Pasha,[a] was an Ottoman military commander and politician. He served in the Ottoman Army during World War I, notably taking part in the military campaigns against Russia in the Caucasus and the British in Mesopotamia.
Halil was responsible for numerous atrocities committed against Armenian and Assyrian civilians during the Armenian genocide, overseeing the massacres of Armenian men, women and children in Bitlis, Mush, and Beyazit.[2][3][4] Many of the victims were buried alive in specially prepared ditches.[5] He also crossed into neighboring Persia and massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Persians.[6]
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