In November 1920, the 3rd Infantry Division was part of the Army of Asia Minor during the Greco-Turkish War, assigned to the III Army Corps. Consisting of two infantry regiments (6th and 12th) and one light infantry regiment (&lt;a href="2/39%20Evzone%20Regiment"&gt;2/39 Evzone&lt;/a&gt;), the division fought in the Battle of Sakarya and the Battle of Dumlupınar.