Because of these two-day events, there has been conflict whether the town was freed on 17 or 18 October. However, the official day of the Liberation of Gidas is considered to be 18 October 1912.
Given these two-day occurrences, there has been confusion regarding the exact date of Gidas' liberation—whether it occurred on October 17 or 18. Nevertheless, the official commemoration places the liberation on October 18, 1912.