XII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

XII Corps
On İkinci Kolordu
Active 1911–
Country Ottoman Empire
Type Corps
Garrison/HQ Musul
Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Miralay Fahrettin Bey
Mirliva Remzi Pasha
Abdülkerim Pasha
Miralay Fahrettin Bey (May 7, 1918-April 12, 1919[1])

The XII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 12 nci Kolordu or On İkinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

Formation

Order of battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XI Corps was headquartered in Musul. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:[2]

World War I

Order of battle, August 1914

In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:[3]

Order of battle, November 1914

In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

Order of battle, late April 1915

In late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:[5]

Order of battle, late summer 1915, January 1916

In late summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[6]

Order of battle, August 1916, December 1916

In August 1916, December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[7]

Order of battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:[8]

Order of battle, January 1918

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[9]

Order of battle, June 1918

In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[10]

Order of battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[11]

After Mudros

Order of battle, November 1918

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

Order of battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[13][14]

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. 103. (Turkish)
  2. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 382.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. 43.
  5. ↑ 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.
  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. 109, 126.
  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. 134, 154.
  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. 170.
  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. 181.
  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. 188.
  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. 197.
  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. 202.
  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. 209.
  14. ↑ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326.