5th Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)
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5th Expeditionary Force or Fifth Expeditionary Force of the Ottoman Empire
(Turkish
: Beşinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) was one of the expeditionary forces
of the Ottoman Army.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
(Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
: Beşinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) was one of the expeditionary forces
Expeditionary warfare
Expeditionary warfare is used to describe the organization of a state's military to fight abroad, especially when deployed to fight away from its established bases at home or abroad. Expeditionary forces were in part the antecedent of the modern concept of Rapid Deployment Forces...
of the Ottoman Army.
Order of Battle
In December 1914, the 5th Expeditionary Force was structured as follows:- 5th Expeditionary Force HQ (commander: KaymakamLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Halil Bey)- 7th Infantry Regiment (13th Division, AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
) - 9th Infantry Regiment (14th Division, DadayDadayDaday is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 30 km west of Kastamonu. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 11,181 of which 4,625 live in the town of Daday. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an...
) - 44th Infantry Regiment (15th Division, YozgatYozgatYozgat is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2009 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,835 live in the city of Yozgat.-History:...
) - 3rd Battalion (Mountain HowitzerMountain gunMountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use in mountain warfare and areas where usual wheeled transport is not possible. They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads .Due to their ability to be broken down into smaller...
) (10th Artillery Regiment, Ankara) - 10th Artillery Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment (13th Division, Ankara