Eighth Army (Ottoman Empire)
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The Eighth Army of the Ottoman Empire
(Turksih
: Sekizinci Ordu) was one of the field armies
of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I
.
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...
(Turksih
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,...
: Sekizinci Ordu) was one of the field armies
Field army
A Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a military formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Order of Battle, January 1918
In January 1918, the army was structured as follows:- Eighth Army, (FerikFerik (rank)Ferik was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Major General or Lieutenant General . It was superior to a Mirliva and junior to a Birinci Ferik .The title of Ferik was abolished with Act No...
Cevat PashaCevat ÇobanliCevat Çobanlı was a military commander of the Ottoman Army, War Minister of the Ottoman Empire and a general of Turkish Army.-Family and schools:...
)- XXII CorpsXXII Corps (Ottoman Empire)The XXII Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I.- Order of Battle, August 1917 :In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:...
- 3rd Division, 7th Division, 20th Division
- 16th Division
- 54th Division
- 2nd Caucasian Cavalry Division
- XXII Corps
Order of Battle, September 1918
In September 1918, the army was structured as follows:- Eighth Army, (Ferik Cevat Pasha)
- XXII Corps
- 7th Division, 20th Division
- Left Wing Group (Colonel Gustav von Oppen)
- 16th Division, 19th Division
- German Asia CorpsAsia KorpsThe Asia Corps or Asia Korps was a detachment of the German Army, sent to assist the Ottoman Army during World War I.-Pasha I:...
- 2nd Caucasian Cavalry Division
- XXII Corps
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 1918, the army was structured as follows:- Eighth Army, (SmyrnaIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
)- XVII CorpsXVII Corps (Ottoman Empire)The XVII Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I.- Order of Battle, October 17, 1912 :...
- 58th Division
- XXI CorpsXXI Corps (Ottoman Empire)The XXI Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I.- Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918 :...
- 57th Division
- XVII Corps