II Corps (Ottoman Empire)
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The II Corps of the Ottoman Empire
(Turkish
: 2 nci Kolordu or İkinci Kolordu) was one of the corps
of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.
. The Corps before the First Balkan War
in 1911 was structured as such:
Ottoman Empire
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: 2 nci Kolordu or İkinci Kolordu) was one of the corps
Corps
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...
of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.
Order of Battle, 1911
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the II Corps was headquartered in Tekfur DağıTekirdag
Tekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...
. The Corps before the First Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
in 1911 was structured as such:
- II Corps, Harbiye, Tekfur DağıTekirdagTekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...
(Mirliva Şevket Turgut Pasha)- 4th Infantry Division, Tekfur Dağı (Mirliva Hıfzı Pasha)
- 10th Infantry Regiment, Tekfur Dağı
- 11th Infantry Regiment, Tekfur Dağı
- 12th Infantry Regiment, Hayrabolu
- 4th Rifle Battalion, Tekfur Dağı
- 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Tekfur Dağı
- 4th Division Band, Tekfur Dağı
- 5th Infantry Division, GallipoliGeliboluGelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...
- 16th Infantry Regiment, Gallipoli
- 17th Infantry Regiment, MalkaraMalkaraMalkara is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Istanbul. It covers an area of 1,225 km², which makes the district the largest in Tekirdağ. Population of the town is 25,000 with another...
- 18th Infantry Regiment, UzunköprüUzunköprüUzunköprü is a small town and a district of Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey.It is on the railway line from Istanbul towards Sofia, Belgrade and western Europe, and a frontier post on the Greek border.- Long Bridge :...
- 5th Rifle Battalion, Gallipoli
- 5th Field Artillery Regiment, ConstantinopleIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
- 5th Division Band, Gallipoli
- 6th Infantry Division, 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...
(Miralay Şevki)- 16th Infantry Regiment, Smyrna
- 17th Infantry Regiment, YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
- 18th Infantry Regiment, SakızChiosChios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
- 6th Rifle Battalion, SisamSamos IslandSamos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of Asia Minor, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region, and the only municipality of the regional...
- 6th Field Artillery Regiment, Constantinople
- 6th Division Band, Smyrna
- 4th Infantry Division, Tekfur Dağı (Mirliva Hıfzı Pasha)
- Units of II Corps
- 2nd Rifle Regiment, Yemen
- 2nd Field Howitzer Battalion, ŞamDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
- 2nd Engineer Battalion, AdrianopleEdirneEdirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
- 2nd Telegraph Battalion, Adrianople
- 2nd Transport Battalion, Constantinople
- 2nd Medical Battalion, Constantinople
- Dardanelles Fortified Area CommandDardanelles Fortified Area CommandThe Dardanelles Fortified Area Command or Mediterranean Strait Fortified Area Command or Çanakkale Fortified Area Command was the Ottoman fortified area...
, ÇanakkaleÇanakkaleÇanakkale 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 ....
- 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale
- 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale
- 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale
- Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale
- Torpedo Detachment, Çanakkale
- Mine Detachment, Çanakkale
- Wireless Detachment, Çanakkale
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912
On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern ArmyEastern Army (Ottoman Empire)The Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the mobilization phase of the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulgarian forces...
)- 4th Division, 3rd Division
- Uşak Redif Division
Order of Battle, October 19, 1912
On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:- II Provisional Coprs (Serbian Front, under the command of the Vardar ArmyVardar ArmyThe Vardar Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies under the command of the Western Army. It was formed during the mobilization phase of the First Balkan War.- Order of Battle, October 19, 1912 :...
of the Western Army)- Uşak Redif Division, Denizli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division
Order of Battle, October 29, 1912
On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the First Eastern ArmyFirst Army (Ottoman Empire)The First Army or First Guards Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle 19th century during Ottoman military reforms....
)- 4th Division, 5th Division,
- Kastamonu Redif Division
Order of Battle, November 17, 1912
On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja ArmyChataldja ArmyThe Chataldja Army or Çatalca Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed after Ottoman retreat to the Chataldja line during the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulgarian forces...
)- 4th Division, 5th Division, 12th Division
- South Wing Detachment
- II Provisional Reserve Corps
- 30th Division,
- Amasya Redif Division, Yozgat Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division
Order of Battle, March 25, 1913
On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja ArmyChataldja ArmyThe Chataldja Army or Çatalca Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed after Ottoman retreat to the Chataldja line during the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulgarian forces...
)- 5th Division, 12th Division
- Ankara Redif Division
- II Provisional Reserve Corps
- Selimiye Redif Division, Aydın Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division
Order of Battle, July 1913
- II Corps (Thrace)
- 3rd Division, 5th Division, 12th Division
Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914, Late April 1915
In August 1914, November 1914, Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Thrace)
- 4th Division, 5th Division, 6th Division
Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916
In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Gallipoli)
- 4th Division, 5th Division, 6th Division
Order of Battle, August 1916
In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Caucasus)
- 11th Division, 12th Division
Order of Battle, December 1916
In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Caucasus)
- 1st Division, 47th Division
Order of Battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Caucasus)
- 1st Division, 42nd Division
Order of Battle, September 1918
In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:- II Corps (Palestine)
- 62nd Division, Provisional Infantry Division x 3