5th Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)

5th Expeditionary Force Beşinci Kuvve-i Seferiye
Active	December 1914^[1] - 20 September 1915^[2]
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Expeditionary Force
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Engagements	Caucasus Campaign (World War I)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kaymakam Halil Bey Kaymakam Bekir Sami Bey

5th Expeditionary Force or Fifth Expeditionary Force of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Beşinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) was one of the expeditionary forces of the Ottoman Army.

Order of Battle

In December 1914, the 5th Expeditionary Force was structured as follows:^[3]

^ Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 70.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 72.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 71.

Ottoman Forces during World War I

Army Group	Caucasus Army Group, Yildirim Army Group, Eastern Army Group

Army	1st Army, 2nd Army, 3rd Army, 4th Army, 5th Army, 6th Army, 7th Army, 8th Army, 9th Army

Corps	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXV, Iraq Area, Halil, I Kaf., II Kaf., Hejaz

Fortified Areas	Dardanelles, Bosporus, Chataldja, Adrianople, Smyrna, Erzurum, Kars,

Infantry Divisions	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 1 Kaf., 2 Kaf., 3 Kaf., 5 Kaf., 9 Kaf., 10 Kaf., 11 Kaf., 36 Kaf., 37 Kaf.

Other Divisions	1 Cav., 2 Cav., 3 Cav., Van Gendarmerie

Others	1^st Exp., 5^th Exp., German Asia, Africa, Hejaz Exp., 1^st Pro., 2^nd Pro., Islam, 57. Reg., 177. Reg.