First Army (Turkey)

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First Army
First Army Com. of Turkey.png
ActiveNovember 1921–June 1923
October 1923–present
Country Turkey
Size120,000 men Field Army
Part of Turkish Army
Garrison/HQ Selimiye, Istanbul
Patron Citizens of the Republic of Turkey
Commanders
Current
commander
General Ali Sivri
Chief of StaffBrigadier General Faruk Metin
Notable
commanders
Ali İhsan Pasha (1921–1922)
Nureddin Pasha (1922–1923)
Kâzım Karabekir Pasha (1923–1924)
Ali Sait Pasha (1924–1933)
Fahrettin Altay (1933–1943)
Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1943–1946)
Salih Omurtak (1946)
Nuri Yamut (1946–1949)

The First Army of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish : Birinci Ordu) is one of the four field armies of the Turkish Army. Its headquarters is located at Selimiye Barracks in Istanbul. It guards the sensitive borders of Turkey with Greece and Bulgaria, including the straits Bosporus and Dardanelles. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace.

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History

Ali İhsan Sabis is the first commander of the 1st Army, which has been operating since the Ottoman Empire. The 1st army depends on the Turkish Land Forces. The army is responsible for the Thrace region, the straits and the safety of Istanbul. Is commanded by a 4 star general. Under normal circumstances, the second duty of the Turkish Chief of General Staff is the next task. From 1983 to the present day, it was the first place where all the chiefs of the general staff served.

Formations

Order of Battle, 30 August 1922

Turkish commanders visited the headquarters of the First Army, 18 January 1923. From left to right: Vehbi Bey (Kocaguney), Nurettin Pasha, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Ataturk), Kazim Karabekir Pasha, Maresal Fevzi Pasha (Cakmak), Asim Bey (Gunduz). Turkish First Army 18 January 1923.jpg
Turkish commanders visited the headquarters of the First Army, 18 January 1923. From left to right: Vehbi Bey (Kocagüney), Nurettin Pasha, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk), Kâzım Karabekir Pasha, Mareşal Fevzi Pasha (Çakmak), Asım Bey (Gündüz).
1st Army Command building Selimiye Kislasi.jpg
1st Army Command building

On 30 August 1922, the First Army was organized as follows:

First Army HQ (Commander: Mirliva Nureddin Pasha, Chief of Staff: Miralay Mehmet Emin Bey [1] )

Commanders after the War of Independence: From left to right: Mirliva Asim (Gunduz), Mirliva Ali Hikmet (Ayerdem), Ferik Ali Sait (Akbaytogan), Mirliva Sukru Naili (Gokberk), Mirliva Kazim (Inanc), Ferik Fahrettin (Altay), Mirliva Kemalettin Sami (Gokcen), Mirliva Cafer Tayyar (Egilmez), Mirliva Izzettin (Calislar) Commanders of the Turkish War of Independence.jpg
Commanders after the War of Independence: From left to right: Mirliva Âsım (Gündüz), Mirliva Ali Hikmet (Ayerdem), Ferik Ali Sait (Akbaytogan), Mirliva Şükrü Naili (Gökberk), Mirliva Kazım (İnanç), Ferik Fahrettin (Altay), Mirliva Kemalettin Sami (Gökçen), Mirliva Cafer Tayyar (Eğilmez), Mirliva İzzettin (Çalışlar)

Order of Battle, 1941

In June 1941, the First Army was organized as follows: [2]

First Army HQ (Istanbul, Commander: Fahrettin Altay)

Order of Battle, late 1980s

I Corps Commander Colonel Izzettin during military inspection in Afyon Karacaoren in the Summer of 1922 1st Corps Commander Colonel Izzettin is inspecting in Afyon Karacaoren during the preparations for the Great Offensive..jpg
I Corps Commander Colonel İzzettin during military inspection in Afyon Karacaören in the Summer of 1922

In the late 1980s it comprised four corps: [3]

Order of Battle, 2010

As of November 2000, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division Command (3. Mekanize Piyade Tümen Komutanlığı) existed. [4] Also reported during at ceremony in October 2005 at Edirne. [5]

Structure of 1st Army (Turkish Army) 1st Army (Turkish Army).png
Structure of 1st Army (Turkish Army)

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References

  1. Kocatepe Zafer Yürüyüşü, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University
  2. Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (in Turkish)
  3. Nigel Thomas's NATO Armies 1949–87, published in 1988.
  4. https://kararlar.uyusmazlik.gov.tr/Karar/Content/15a4adf8-54a5-410f-a197-af5991a196e3?excludeGerekce=False&wordsOnly=False
  5. https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/117638-haci-ilbeyin-muhtesem-zaferi