Eastern_Army_Group_(Ottoman_Empire)

Eastern Army Group (Ottoman Empire)

Eastern Army Group (Ottoman Empire)

Military unit

See also: Eastern Army (Ottoman Empire)

The Eastern Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Şark Ordular Grubu or Şark Orduları Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

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World War I

Order of Battle, June 1918

In June 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[4]

Eastern Army Group (Ferik Vehip Pasha)

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[5]

Eastern Army Group (Ferik Halil Pasha)

  • Third Army, (Ferik Mehmed Esad Pasha)
    • 3rd Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division
  • Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
    • 9th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 12th Division, Independent Cavalry Brigade
  • Army Of Islam (Mirliva ve Fahri Ferik Nuri Pasha)
    • 5th Caucasian Division, 15th Division

After Mudros

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[6]

  • Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
    • 3rd Caucasian Division (Ahıska)
    • 9th Caucasian Division (south of Erzincan)
    • 10th Caucasian Division (Batum - moving to Constantinople)
    • 11th Caucasian Division (Hoy)
    • 36th Caucasian Division (from Third Army, Gümrü)
    • 12th Division (Serdarabad)
    • Independent Cavalry Brigade
  • Army Of Islam (to October 27, 1918[2])

Sources

  1. [1]
    Edward J. Erickson, Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwoodpress, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 187.
  2. [2]
    Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 31. (in Turkish)
  3. [3]
    Nâsir Yücer, Birinci Dünya Savaşı'nda Osmanlı Ordusu'nun Azerbaycan ve Dağıstan Harekâtı: Azerbaycan ve Dağıstan'ın Bağımsızlığını Kazanması, 1918, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1996, ISBN 978-975-00524-0-8, p. 82. (in Turkish)
  4. [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. 188.
  5. [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. 197.
  6. [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. 202.
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