2nd Corps (Turkey)
The 2nd Corps (Turkish: 2. Kolordu) is a field corps of the Turkish Army. It is headquartered at Gelibolu in Çanakkale Province. It appears to be under command of General Yıldırım Güvenç.[1]
In 1974, it was part of the First Army (Turkey).[2]
In 1995-96, Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu reported that the corps consisted of the:[3]
- Corps Headquarters (Gelibolu)
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Keşan)
- 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Tekirdağ)
- 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Gelibolu)
- 95th Armored Brigade (Malkara)
References
- ↑ http://www.canakkale.gov.tr/9732/vali-ahmet-cinar-2-kolordu-komutani-korgeneral-yildirim-guvenci-ziyaret-etti
- ↑ British Military Attache's Annual Report on the Turkish Army, Annex A to DA/48, dated 30 March 1974, FCO 9/2127 via Public Record Office, Kew
- ↑ Diagram 4, 'First Army' in Chapter 5, 'Turkish Armed Forces' in Umit Cizre (ed.), 'Democratic Oversight and Reform of the Security Sector in Turkey,' LIT/DCAF 2008, ISBN 978-3-0858-0969-0.
Turkish Army Formations |
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| | 1st Army | 2nd Corps |
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 95th Armored Brigade
- 102nd Artillery Regiment
- Corps Engineer Combat Regiment
- 5th Commando Brigade
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| 3rd Corps |
- 52nd Tactical Armored Division
- 2nd Armored Brigade
- 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division
- 6th Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment
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| 5th Corps |
- 1st Armored Brigade
- 3rd Armored Brigade
- 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion
- 105th Artillery Regiment
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| | 2nd Army | 4th Corps | |
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| 6th Corps |
- 5th Armored Brigade
- 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 106th Artillery Regiment
- 6th Commando Brigade
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| 7th Corps |
- 3rd Tactical Infantry Division
- 34th Border Brigade
- 16th Mechanized Brigade
- 20th Mechanized Brigade
- 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 172nd Armored Brigade
- 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Commando Brigade
- 107th Artillery Regiment
- Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade
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| | 3rd Army | 8th Corps |
- 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 4th Commando Brigade
- 108th Artillery Regiment
- 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade
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| 9th Corps |
- 9th Tactical Infantry Division
- 4th Armored Brigade
- 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 109th Artillery Regiment
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| | Aegean Army | Cyprus Turkish Peace Force |
- 28th Infantry Division
- 39th Infantry Division
- 14th Armoured Brigade
- Cyprus Special Forces Regiment
- Cyprus Artillery Regiment
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| Army units |
- Logistics Division
- 57th Artillery Training Brigade
- 19th Infantry Brigade
- 11th Motorised Infantry Brigade
- 5th Army Aviation School Command
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- Commando Training School Command
- 3rd Infantry Training Brigade
- 1st Infantry Training Brigade
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