15 Sep 1922
  • Natori was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Natori | CPC]
  • With the capture of Izmir in western Anatolia by Turkish troops, the British and French forces stationed at Chanak further north up the coast, guarding the Dardanelles neutral zone, were threatened with being attacked. The British Cabinet made a decision to hold firm against any Turkish act of aggression. ww2dbase [AC]



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