VII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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VII Corps
Yedinci Kolordu
Active1911–1918
CountryFlag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Type Corps
Garrison/HQ Üsküp
Sana'a
PatronImperial standard of the Ottoman Sultan.svg Ottoman Sultan
Engagements First Balkan War
Battle of Kumanovo
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mirliva Ahmet Tevfik Pasha

The VII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 7 nci KolorduorYedinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during 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 VII Corps was headquartered in Üsküp. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: [1]

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: [2]

World War I

Order of Battle

During World War I, the corps was structured as follows:

After Mudros

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps 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. 378.
  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. 202.

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