Battle of Ledra Palace
The Battle of Ledra Palace was fought during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974.
| Battle of Ledra Palace | ||||||||
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| Part of Turkish Invasion of Cyprus | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Turkey | Cyprus | United Nations | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Hassan Pasias |
Major Demitrios Alevromageiros Captain Nikolaos Ligoustianos Sub-lieutenant Andreas Magnitis |
Brigadier Francis Henn Colonel Clayton Beattie | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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Turkish Armed Forces
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| UNFICYP | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| 300-1000 | Approx. 200 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown | 1+ | None | ||||||
Ledra Palace is located in Nicosia district, about 2.6 km north of the Presidential Palace and on the Green Line. During the invasion, and indeed from the beginning of the conflict on 20 July, Ledra Palace was a point of vital importance for the Turkish Armed Forces and its possible occupation would have likely led to the destruction and dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus.
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