Second Army (Ottoman Empire)

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Second Army
Active	?- October 1918
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Field Army
Engagements	Battle of Bitlis ...
Commanders
Notable commanders	Vehip Kaçı (November 1914–February 1916) Ahmet İzzet Furgaç Paşa (February 1916–March 1917) Mustafa Kemal (March–July 1917) Fevzi Çakmak Paşa (July-7 November 1917) Nihat Anılmış Paşa (7 November 1917–4 February 1918)

v • d • e Caucasus Campaign Bergmann Offensive – Sarikamis – Persian Campaign– Van – Manzikert – Kara Killisse – Erzerum Campaign – Trebizond – Bitlis – Erzinjan – Sardarapat – Abaran – Karakilisa – Baku

The Ottoman Second Army protected the south eastern parts of the Ottoman Empire.

The Second Army was activated upon the Ottoman Empire's entry into World War I in October 1914 under the command of General Vehip Pasha. It was allocated to the Middle East, where it faced a war against Britain and its Commonwealth troops, mostly ANZAC troops. At the time the Second Army was stationed in Aleppo in Syria, which was near the rear of the front line, which by then was mostly in Mesopotamia and Palestine. There was not much action in the Middle East during the time period, as Britain was concentrating its forces mostly in the Battle of Gallipoli.

In 1917, General Mustafa Kemal Pasha became commander of the Second Army. In October 1917 Kemal resigned in protest at Enver Pasha's conduct of the Caucasus campaign.

[edit] See also

• Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire)
• Third Army (Ottoman Empire)