XVIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

XVIII Corps
On Sekizinci Kolordu
Active1912-1913
June 7, 1915 (as the Right Wing Group of the Third Army)[1]–
September 20, 1915 (as the XVIII Corps)[2]-
CountryOttoman Empire
TypeCorps
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
EngagementsMesopotamian campaign (World War I)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Miralay Mehmet Ali Bey
Miralay Halil Bey
Miralay Kâzım Karabekir Bey (April 27, 1916-April 8, 1917[3])
Miralay Galatalı Şevket Bey

The XVIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 18 nci Kolordu or On Sekizinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

Balkan Wars

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Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

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On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

  • XVIII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army)
    • Yozgat Redif Division, Ankara Redif Division, Aydin Redif Division

World War I

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Order of Battle, June 1915

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The corps was formed as the Right Wing Group of the Mahmut Kâmil Pasha's Third Army on June 7, 1915 and commanded by Halil Bey. In a rearrangement of operational field commands, Mahmut Kâmil Pasha redesigned this unit as the Provisional Halil Corps.[1]

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915

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On September 20, 1915, the Provisional Halil Corps was re-designated as the XVIII Corps of the Ottoman Army.[2] In late Summer 1915, the corps was structured as follows:[5]

Order of Battle, January 1916

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In January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[6]

Order of Battle, August 1916

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In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[7]

Order of Battle, December 1916

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In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[8]

  • XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
    • 45th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division

Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918

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In August 1917, January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[9]

  • XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)

Order of Battle, September 1918

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In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[10]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 72.
  2. ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 73.
  3. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 162. (in Turkish)
  4. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
  5. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 109.
  6. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 126.
  7. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 134.
  8. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 154.
  9. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 170, 181.
  10. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 197.
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