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Turkish military tried to advance near the old Church of Agios Pavlos however were unsuccessful and after the attempt, fighting had since ceased on the front.
1018:"Πώς τα "φυλακισμένα μνήματα" των κύπριων αγωνιστών, έμειναν στην ελεύθερη Κύπρο. Οι Ελληνοκύπριοι μαχητές αμύνθηκαν στον "Αττίλα" πάνω στους τάφους του Αυξεντίου, του Παλλικαρίδη, του Καραολή και του Δημητρίου"
692:"Αυτό είναι το στρατόπεδο της ΕΛΔΥΚ όπου δόθηκε μία από τις τελευταίες μάχες του Αττίλα. Εκεί οι Τούρκοι αποκεφάλισαν 10 στρατιώτες και τοποθέτησαν τα κεφάλια τους στην πύλη - Μηχανη Του Χρονου"
642:"Μαρτυρία 1974 | "Το 336 κράτησε την Λευκωσία, το τάγμα του Αλευρομάγειρου, το τάγμα της Αμμοχώστου" | DEFENCE ReDEFiNED | Ειδήσεις για Άμυνα, Ασφάλεια και Διεθνείς Σχέσεις"
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In the morning of 16 August, whilst also attacking the ELDYK camp, the
Turkish armed forces also tried breaking through the defensive lines and fighting especially hard to take the
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In the early morning on 14 August 1974, Turkey violated the ceasefire agreement signed on 23 July by massing an assault against on all sides, attempting to take
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904:"Μαρτυρία 1974 | "Το 336 κράτησε την Λευκωσία, το τάγμα του Αλευρομάγειρου, το τάγμα της Αμμοχώστου""
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1130:(1st ed.). Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps University Press. p. 201.
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of dead soldiers' bodies and the dead also being thrown into
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PHASE LINE ATTILA: The Amphibious Campaign for Cyprus, 1974
1074:"Ο θρύλος του Μανώλη Μπικάκη και η μάχη του Αγίου Δομετίου"
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PHASE LINE ATTILA: The Amphibious Campaign for Cyprus, 1974
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fighters about Turkish war crimes after the battle such as
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moving on the ELDYK camp on the first day with additional
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and additional shelling by Turkish artillery on the area.
778:"August 14, 1974| The 2nd phase of the Turkish Invasion"
1048:"Η Μάχη της Λευκωσίας - Το 336ο τάγμα Εθνοφυλακής"
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667:"Η μάχη της Λευκωσίας 14-16 Αυγούστου 1974"
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857:"Η Μάχη της ΕΛΔΥΚ (14-16 Αυγούστου 1974)"
830:Erickson, Edward J.; Uyar, Mesut (2020).
617:"Η Μαχη Τησ Λευκωσιασ | Ανιχνεύσεις"
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