The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 3üncü KolorduorÜçüncü Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the III Corps was headquartered in Kırk Kilise. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:[2]
In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:[12]
III Corps (Syria)
24th Division, 50th Division
Order of Battle, January 1918edit
In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[13]
III Corps (Palestine)
1st Division, 19th Division, 24th Division
Order of Battle, September 1918edit
In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[14]
III Corps (Palestine)
1st Division, 11th Division
The Ottoman III Corps has been described as consisting of 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions from the beginning of the war to late April 1915 when the 19th Infantry Division was added while it was serving at Gallipoli. In August 1916 while serving in the Caucasus it is said to have consisted of 1st, 7th, 14th and 53rd Infantry Divisions and by August 1917 it formed part of the 7th Army in Palestine and made up of the 224th and 50th Infantry Divisions. By January 1918 it consisted of 1st, 19th and 24th Infantry Divisions with the 3rd Cavalry Division added in June 1918.[15]
After Mudrosedit
Order of Battle, November 1918edit
In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[16]
III Corps (Syria)
11th Division, 24th Division
Order of Battle, January 1919edit
In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[17][18]
^T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 186. (in Turkish)
^Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 373–374.
^Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.
^Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
^Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 128.
^Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 287.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 38, 43.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 86.
^Uyar, Mesut (2015). The Ottoman Defence Against The Anzac Landing. Australian Army Campaigns. Vol. 16. Newport, NSW: Big Sky. p. 53. ISBN978-1-925275-01-8.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 109, 126.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 134.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 170.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 181.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 197.
^Erickson, Edward J. (2007). John Gooch; Brian Holden Reid (eds.). Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study. No. 26 of Cass series: military history and policy. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN978-0-203-96456-9. ISBN020396456X. p. 14, & Erickson 2001 tables 4.2, 5.4, 6.1, 7.1 and 7.3
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
^Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN0-313-31516-7, p. 209.
^Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN975-16-1372-8, p. 326.
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The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire Turkish 3uncu Kolordu or Ucuncu Kolordu was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms III CorpsUcuncu KolorduEsad Pasha and his men from left to right Sitting Binbasi Haydar Bey Binbasi Mehmed Hulusi Bey Yuzbasi Mehmed Nazim Bey unknown First row Miralay Rushidi Bey Miralay Mustafa Kemal Bey Mirliva Esad Pasha Middle row Kaymakam Wilhelm Willmer unknown Milaray Hans Kannengiesser Back row Binbasi Ohrili Kemal Bey Kaymakam Fahreddin Bey Binbasi Izzeddin BeyActive1911 Country Ottoman EmpireTypeCorpsGarrison HQKirk Kilise Tekfur DagiPatronOttoman SultanEngagementsGallipoli Campaign World War I Sinai and Palestine Campaign World War I Battle of JerusalemBattle of MegiddoCommandersNotablecommandersMirliva Mahmud Muhtar Pasha Balkan Wars Mirliva Esad PashaMiralay Ismet Bey June 20 1917 October 24 1918 1 Ali Riza Pasha Contents 1 Formation 1 1 Order of Battle 1911 2 Balkan Wars 2 1 Order of Battle October 17 1912 2 2 Order of Battle October 29 1912 2 3 Order of Battle November 17 1912 2 4 Order of Battle March 25 1913 2 5 Order of Battle July 1913 3 World War I 3 1 Order of Battle August 1914 November 1914 3 2 Order of Battle April 1915 3 3 Order of Battle Late Summer 1915 January 1916 3 4 Order of Battle August 1916 3 5 Order of Battle August 1917 3 6 Order of Battle January 1918 3 7 Order of Battle September 1918 4 After Mudros 4 1 Order of Battle November 1918 4 2 Order of Battle January 1919 5 Sources 6 See alsoFormation editOrder of Battle 1911 edit With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army to include the creation of corps level headquarters by 1911 the III Corps was headquartered in Kirk Kilise The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such 2 III Corps Kirk Kilise 7th Infantry Division Kirk Kilise Miralay Hilmi 19th Infantry Regiment Yemen 20th Infantry Regiment Kirk Kilise 21st Infantry Regiment Tirnovacik 7th Rifle Battalion Yemen 7th Field Artillery Regiment Kirk Kilise 7th Division Band Kirk Kilise 8th Infantry Division Corlu Mirliva Celal Pasha 22nd Infantry Regiment Corlu 23rd Infantry Regiment Saray 24th Infantry Regiment Samakof 8th Rifle Battalion Corlu 8th Field Artillery Regiment Corlu 8th Division Band Corlu 9th Infantry Division Babaeski Miralay Kadri 25th Infantry Regiment Yemen 26th Infantry Regiment Babaeski 27th Infantry Regiment Luleburgaz 9th Rifle Battalion Yemen 9th Field Artillery Regiment Luleburgaz 9th Division Band Babaeski Units of III Corps 3rd Rifle Regiment Kirk Kilise 3rd Cavalry Brigade Kirk Kilise 7th Cavalry Regiment Corlu 8th Cavalry Regiment Kirk Kilise 10th Cavalry Regiment Marmara Ereglisi 2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion Marmara Ereglisi 3rd Mountain Artillery Battalion Marmara Ereglisi 2nd Field Howitzer Battalion Adrianople 3rd Engineer Battalion Adrianople 2nd Transport Battalion Kirk Kilise Border companies x 2Balkan Wars editOrder of Battle October 17 1912 edit On October 17 1912 the corps was structured as follows 3 III Corps Thrace under the command of the Eastern Army 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division Afyon Karahisar Redif Division Order of Battle October 29 1912 edit On October 29 1912 the corps was structured as follows 4 III Corps Thrace under the command of the Second Eastern Army 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division Konya Redif Division Amasya Redif Division Order of Battle November 17 1912 edit On November 17 1912 the corps was structured as follows 5 III Corps Thrace under the command of the Chataldja Army 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division South Wing Detachment III Provisional Reserve Corps Selimiye Redif Division Fatih Redif Division Afyon Redif Division Order of Battle March 25 1913 edit On March 25 1913 the corps was structured as follows 6 III Provisional Reserve Corps Thrace under the command of the Chataldja Army 3rd Division Yozgat Redif Division III Corps Thrace under the command of the Chataldja Army 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division Order of Battle July 1913 edit III Corps 7th Division 8th Division 9th DivisionWorld War I edit nbsp A group of Ottoman commanders the front row from right Binbasi Hulusi Bey Yuzbasi Mehmed Nazim Bey standing from right III Corps Commander Mirliva Esad Pasha Suvla Group Commander Miralay Mustafa Kemal Bey Miralay Rushdi Bey the rear row from right Col Hans Kannengiesser Wilhelm Willmer Kaymakam Fahreddin Bey Binbasi Ohrili Kemal Bey Binbasi Izzeddin Bey Order of Battle August 1914 November 1914 edit In August 1914 November 1914 the corps was structured as follows 7 III Corps Thrace 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division Order of Battle April 1915 edit In late April 1915 the corps was structured as follows 8 III Corps Gallipoli 9 7th Division 9th Division 19th Division Order of Battle Late Summer 1915 January 1916 edit In late Summer 1915 January 1916 the corps was structured as follows 10 III Corps Gallipoli 7th clarification needed Division 8th Division 9th Division 19th Division Order of Battle August 1916 edit In August 1916 the corps was structured as follows 11 III Corps Caucasus 1st Division 7th Division 14th Division 53rd Division Order of Battle August 1917 edit In August 1917 the corps was structured as follows 12 III Corps Syria 24th Division 50th Division Order of Battle January 1918 edit In January 1918 the corps was structured as follows 13 III Corps Palestine 1st Division 19th Division 24th Division Order of Battle September 1918 edit In September 1918 the corps was structured as follows 14 III Corps Palestine 1st Division 11th Division The Ottoman III Corps has been described as consisting of 7th 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions from the beginning of the war to late April 1915 when the 19th Infantry Division was added while it was serving at Gallipoli In August 1916 while serving in the Caucasus it is said to have consisted of 1st 7th 14th and 53rd Infantry Divisions and by August 1917 it formed part of the 7th Army in Palestine and made up of the 224th and 50th Infantry Divisions By January 1918 it consisted of 1st 19th and 24th Infantry Divisions with the 3rd Cavalry Division added in June 1918 15 After Mudros editOrder of Battle November 1918 edit In November 1918 the corps was structured as follows 16 III Corps Syria 11th Division 24th Division Order of Battle January 1919 edit In January 1919 the corps was structured as follows 17 18 III Corps Anatolia Sivas Commander Miralay Selahaddin Bey 15th Division Samsun 9th Infantry Regiment 13th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment 5th Caucasian Division Trabzon 13th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry RegimentSources edit T C Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Baskanligi Yayinlari Turk Istiklal Harbine Katilan Tumen ve Daha Ust Kademelerdeki Komutanlarin Biyografileri Genkurmay Baskanligi Basimevi Ankara 1972 p 186 in Turkish Edward J Erickson Defeat in Detail The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912 1913 Westport Praeger 2003 pp 373 374 Edward J Erickson Defeat in Detail The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912 1913 Westport Praeger 2003 p 83 Edward J Erickson Defeat in Detail The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912 1913 Westport Praeger 2003 p 103 Edward J Erickson Defeat in Detail The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912 1913 Westport Praeger 2003 p 128 Edward J Erickson Defeat in Detail The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912 1913 Westport Praeger 2003 p 287 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 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 Uyar Mesut 2015 The Ottoman Defence Against The Anzac Landing Australian Army Campaigns Vol 16 Newport NSW Big Sky p 53 ISBN 978 1 925275 01 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 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 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 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 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 Erickson Edward J 2007 John Gooch Brian Holden Reid eds Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I A Comparative Study No 26 of Cass series military history and policy Milton Park Abingdon Oxon Routledge ISBN 978 0 203 96456 9 ISBN 020396456X p 14 amp Erickson 2001 tables 4 2 5 4 6 1 7 1 and 7 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 202 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 Zekeriya Turkmen Mutareke Doneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapilanmasi 1918 1920 Turk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi 2001 ISBN 975 16 1372 8 p 326 See also editCentral Army Turkey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title III Corps Ottoman Empire amp oldid 1105032469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
