VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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VIII Corps
Sekizinci Kolordu
Active1911–
CountryFlag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Type Corps
Garrison/HQ Damascus
PatronImperial standard of the Ottoman Sultan.svg Ottoman Sultan
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Miralay Mersinli Cemal Bey
Miralay Ali Fuat Bey
Miralay Yasin Hilmi Bey
Miralay Selâhattin Bey
Miralay Ali İhsan Sâbis
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein

The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 8 nci KolorduorSekizinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century as part of the Ottoman military reforms.

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Formation

Order of Battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the VIII Corps was headquartered in Damascus. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: [1]

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, 19 October 1912

On 19 October 1912, the VIII Provisional Corps was placed under the Western Army and faced the Greek Army of Thessaly. Its composition was as follows: [2]

Order of Battle, July 1913

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914

In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows: [3]

Order of Battle, November 1914

In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows: [4]

Order of Battle, Late April 1915

In Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows: [5]

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows: [6]

Order of Battle, August 1916, December 1916

In August 1916, December 1916, the corps was structured as follows: [7]

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows: [8]

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows: [9]

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows: [10]

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows: [11]

Sources

  1. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 379.
  2. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
  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. 38.
  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. 43.
  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. 86.
  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. 109, 126.
  7. ↑ 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, 154.
  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. 170.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.

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