IV Corps (Ottoman Empire)

IV Corps
Dördüncü Kolordu
Active 1911–end World War I
Country Ottoman Empire
Type Corps
Garrison/HQ Adrianople, Smyrna
Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Engagements Gallipoli Campaign (World War I)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Mirliva Pertev Pasha
Miralay İsmet Bey (January 12-May 1, 1917[1])
Mirliva Ali İhsan Pasha (October 1917-July 1918[2])
Miralay Selâhattin Bey

The IV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 4 ncü Kolordu or Dördüncü Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. It was disbanded at the end of World War I.

Contents

Formation

Order of Battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the IV Corps was headquartered in Adrianople. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:[3]

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 17, 1912

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[5]

Order of Battle, July 1913

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914

In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:[6]

Order of Battle, April 1915

In Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:[7]

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[8]

Order of Battle, August 1916

In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[9]

Order of Battle, December 1916

In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[10]

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:[11]

Order of Battle, January 1918

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[12]

Order of Battle, June 1918

In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[13]

Sources

  1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 186. (Turkish)
  2. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 145. (Turkish)
  3. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 374–375.
  4. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.
  5. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
  6. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 38, 43.
  7. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 86.
  8. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 109, 126.
  9. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 134.
  10. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 154.
  11. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 170.
  12. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 181.
  13. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 188.
Ottoman Forces during the Balkan Wars
Army
Corps
Detachments
Firzovik, Galip Pasha, İpek, Karaburun, Kavak, Kırcaali, Menderes, Nevrekop, Priştine, Taşlıca
Fortified Areas
Dardanelles, Bosporus, Chataldja, Adrianople, Yanya, İşkodra, Erzurum
Regular 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
Reserve Infantry Divisions
Adrianople, Afyon, Amasya, Aydın, Babaeski, Çanakkale, Denizli, Drama, Edremit, Elbesan, Fatih, Gümülcine, İştip, İzmit, Kastamonu, Kırcaali, Konya, Kozana, Mamuretülaziz, Manastır, Metroviça, Nasliç, Pirzerin, Salonika, Samsun, Serez, Smyrna, Trabzon, Uşak, Üsküp, Yanya, Yozgat
Cavalry Divisions
Ind. Cav., 1st Tribal Cav., 2nd Tribal Cav., 3rd Tribal Cav., 4th Tribal Cav.
Ottoman Navy
Army Group
Army
Corps
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
1st Exp., 5th Exp., German Asia, Africa, Hejaz Exp., 1st Pro., 2nd Pro., Islam, 57. Reg., 177. Reg.