This is the order of battle of the Turkish Army in June 1941. The formation named 941-A Seferî Kuruluş was as follows: [1]
In modern use, the order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed force. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the United Kingdom. An order of battle should be distinguished from a table of organisation, which is the intended composition of a given unit or formation according to the military doctrine of its armed force. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges. Also the known details of an order of battle may change during the course of executing the commanders' after action reports and/or other accounting methods as combat assessment is conducted.
First Army (Istanbul, Commander: Fahrettin Altay)
- Thrace Area
- Çatalca Area
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- Istanbul and Bosporus Area
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Second Army (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)
- Dardanelles and Marmara Area
- Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
Third Army (Erzincan, Commander: Kâzım Orbay)
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- Kocaeli Area
- VI Corps (Kocaeli)
- 7th Infantry Division
- 41st Infantry Division
- 17th Infantry Division
- Syrian Border
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