I Corps (Ottoman Empire)
I Corps 1 nci Kolordu / Birinci Kolordu | |
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Active | 1911– |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Type | Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Harbiye, Constantinople |
Patron | Sultans of the Ottoman Empire |
Engagements | Gallipoli Campaign (World War I) |
The I Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 1 nci Kolordu or Birinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army consisting of ethnic Albanians.[1] 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 I Corps was headquartered in Harbiye. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:[2]
- I Corps, Harbiye, Constantinople (Ferik Zeki Pasha)
- , Harbiye, Constantinople
- 2nd Infantry Division, Selimiye, Constantinople (Mirliva Prens Aziz Pasha)
- 4th Infantry Regiment, İşkodra
- 5th Infantry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
- 6th Infantry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
- 2nd Rifle Battalion, Selimiye, Constantinople
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
- 2nd Division Band, Selimiye, Constantinople
- , Pangaltı, Constantinople (Mirliva Osman Pasha)
- Units of I Corps
- 1st Rifle Regiment, Yıldız, Constantinople
- 1st Cavalry Brigade, , Constantinople
- 1st Cavalry Regiment, Yıldız, Constantinople
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
- 4th Cavalry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
- 1st Horse Artillery Battalion, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
- 1st Mountain Artillery Battalion, Münzevî Kışlası, Constantinople
- 1st Field Howitzer Battalion, , Constantinople
- 1st Engineer Battalion, İplikhane, Constantinople
- 1st Telegraph Battalion, Ertuğrul Kışlası, Constantinople
- 1st Medical Battalion, , Constantinople
- 1st Railroad Battalion, Ahırkapı, Constantinople
- 2nd Railroad Battalion, Ahırkapı, Constantinople
- War Academy, Harbiye, Constantinople
- Cavalry Squadron, Harbiye, Constantinople
- Infantry Company, Harbiye, Constantinople
- Provisional Companies x 2, Harbiye, Constantinople
- Machine-gun Company, Harbiye, Constantinople
- , Bosporus, Constantinople
- 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, Bosporus, Constantinople
- 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment, Bosporus, Constantinople
- Searchlight Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
- Torpedo Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
- Mine Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
- Wireless Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
Balkan Wars[]
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912[]
On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[3]
- I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army)
- 2nd Division,
- 1st Provisional Division
Order of Battle, October 29, 1912[]
On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[4]
- I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the First Eastern Army)
- 2nd Division,
- 1st Provisional Division, Uşak Redif Division
Order of Battle, November 17, 1912[]
On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[5]
- I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja Army)
- 2nd Division,
- South Wing Detachment
- I Provisional Reserve Corps
- Ergli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
Order of Battle, March 25, 1913[]
On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:[6]
- I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja Army)
- 2nd Division
- Fatih Redif Division
- I Provisional Reserve Corps
- ,
- Ergli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
Order of Battle, July 1913[]
- I Corps (Thrace)
- 2nd Division, , Fatih Infantry Division
World War I[]
Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914[]
In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:[7]
- I Corps (Thrace)
- , 2nd Division,
Order of Battle, Late April 1915[]
In late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:[8]
- I Corps (Thrace)
- 1st Division, 2nd Division
Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916[]
In late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[9]
- I Corps (Gallipoli)
- 2nd Division, 3rd Division
Order of Battle, August 1916[]
In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[10]
- I Corps (Gallipoli)
Order of Battle, December 1916[]
In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[11]
- I Corps (Thrace)
- 14th Division, 16th Division
Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918[]
In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[12]
- I Corps (Thrace)
- 42nd Division
After Mudros[]
Order of Battle, November 1918[]
In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[13]
- I Corps (Thrace)
Order of Battle, January 1919[]
In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[14][15]
- I Corps (Thrace, Adrianople; present day Edirne)
- (Kırkkilise; present day Kırklareli)
- 153rd Infantry Regiment, 154th Infantry Regiment, 155th Infantry Regiment, 185th Infantry Regiment
- (Malkara)
- 186th Infantry Regiment, 187th Infantry Regiment
- (Kırkkilise; present day Kırklareli)
Sources[]
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2009). A global chronology of conflict: from the ancient world to the modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 1549. ISBN 978-1-85109-667-1. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 371–372.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 154.
- ^ 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, 181, 188, 197.
- ^ 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 Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326.
- Corps of the Ottoman Empire
- Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars
- Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
- Military in Istanbul
- 1911 establishments in the Ottoman Empire