Struma Corps
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The Struma Corps or Usturma Corps of the Ottoman Empire
(Turkish
: Usturma Kolordusu) was one of the corps
under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Ustruma (Struma) area during the First Balkan War
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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
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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,...
: Usturma Kolordusu) 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...
under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Ustruma (Struma) area during 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...
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Order of Battle, October 19, 1912
On October 19, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows:- Struma Corps HQ (Bulgarian Front, under the command of the Western Army)
- 14th Division
- Serez Redif Division
- Nevrekop Detachment