Vardar Army

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Vardar Army
Active1912
Country Ottoman Empire
Type Field Army
Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Harepli Zeki Pasha

The Vardar Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Vardar Ordusu) was one of the field armies under the command of the Western Army. It was formed during the mobilisation phase of the First Balkan War.

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Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the army was structured as follows: [1]

Order of Battle, November 12, 1912

On November 12, 1912, the army was structured as follows: [2]

Order of Battle, November 16, 1912

On November 16, 1912, the army was structured as follows: [3]

Sources

  1. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
  2. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 188.
  3. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 191.

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