Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
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The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command or Mediterranean Strait Fortified Area Command or Çanakkale Fortified Area Command (Turkish
: Bahr-i Sefîd Boğazı Mevki(i) Müstahkem Komutanlığı or Akdeniz Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı) was the Ottoman fortified area command that was formed to defend against attacks on the Dardanelles
from the sea.
level headquarters, by 1911 the fortified area command was headquartered in Çanakkale
, under the command of II Corps
. The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command in 1911 was structured as such:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command (Çanakkale, Commander: Mirliva
Fahri Pasha)
' authority. It was headquartered in Çanakkale. The formation of the fortified area in 1915 was as follows:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale
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,...
: Bahr-i Sefîd Boğazı Mevki(i) Müstahkem Komutanlığı or Akdeniz Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanlığı) was the Ottoman fortified area command that was formed to defend against attacks on the Dardanelles
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately...
from the sea.
Order of Battle, 1911
With reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corpsCorps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
level headquarters, by 1911 the fortified area command was headquartered in Çanakkale
Çanakkale
Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
, under the command of II Corps
II Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The II Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.- Order of Battle, 1911 :...
. The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command in 1911 was structured as such:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale
- 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment
- Torpedo Detachment
- Mine Detachment
- Wireless Detachment
Order of Battle, December 1912
In December 1912, the area command was structured as follows:Dardanelles Fortified Area Command (Çanakkale, Commander: Mirliva
Mirliva
Mirliva or Mîr-i livâ was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It corresponds to a Brigadier General or Major General . Mirliva is a compound word composed of Mir and Liva...
Fahri Pasha)
- 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment
- Torpedo Detachment
- Underwater Mine Detachment
- 27th Infantry Division (EceabatEceabatEceabat, formerly Maydos , is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey, located on the eastern shore of the Gelibolu Peninsula, on the Dardanelles Strait. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 9,154 of which 5,380 live in the town of Eceabat...
) - Provisional Infantry Division (Bolayır)
- Afyon Redif Division (EceabatEceabatEceabat, formerly Maydos , is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey, located on the eastern shore of the Gelibolu Peninsula, on the Dardanelles Strait. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 9,154 of which 5,380 live in the town of Eceabat...
) - Çanakkale Redif Division (Cape HellesCape HellesCape Helles is the rocky headland at the south-westernmost tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. It was the scene of heavy fighting between Turkish and British troops during the landing at Cape Helles at the beginning of the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915....
) - Erdemit Redif Division (Suvla BeySuvlaSuvla is a bay on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey, south of the Gulf of Saros.On 6 August 1915 it was the site for the Landing at Suvla Bay by the British IX Corps as part of the August Offensive during the Battle of Gallipoli...
) - Kavak Detachment (Kavak)
- Menderes Detachment (Kum Kale)
Order of Battle, 1915
The Dardanelles Fortified Area was first-class fortified area, the commander of this fortified area was given the corpsCorps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
' authority. It was headquartered in Çanakkale. The formation of the fortified area in 1915 was as follows:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale
- 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade (İkinci Ağır Topçu Tugayı), Çimenlik Tabyası
- 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment
- Fortress Engineer Company
- Engineer Construction Company
- Communication Company
- Mine Detachment
- Searchlight Detachment (8 searchlight)
- Fortified Area Ammunition Depot Detachment
- Bolayır Ammunition Depot Detachment
- Sea Transportation (3 motorboat with 3 small boat)