Second Army (Turkey)

Second Army
Active November 1921-June 1923
October 1923-present
Country Turkey
Size Field Army
Part of Turkish Army
Garrison/HQ Malatya
Patron Citizens of the Republic of Turkey
Commanders
Current
commander
Servet Yörük
Notable
commanders
Yakup Şevki Pasha (1921-1923)
Ali Fuad Pasha (1923-1924)
Fahreddin Pasha (1924-1933)
İzzettin Çalışlar (1933-1939)
Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman (1940-1945)

The Second Army of the Turkish Army has the headquarters in Malatya. It protects Anatolia and it patrols the border with Syria, Iraq and Iran.

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Formations

Order of battle, August 30, 1922

On August 30, 1922, the Second Army was organized as follows:

Second Army HG (Commander: Yakup Şevki Pasha, Chief of Staff: Hüseyin Hüsnü Bey)

Order of Battle, 1941

In June 1941, the Second Army was organized as follows:[1]

Second Army HQ (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)

Order of Battle, 2010

Estimated order of battle includes:

Notes

  1. ^ Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (Turkish)
  2. ^ President calls for national unity, Turkish Daily News, Thursday, September 13, 2007
  3. ^ Unification of Culture and Tourism Ministries constitutional One soldier killed, three injured in terrorist attack Minister Cicek says Turkey's credit, Turkish Daily News, October 17, 2003.

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