Kırcaali Detachment

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Kırcaali Detachment
Kırcaali Müfrezesi
Active1912–November 28, 1912[1]
CountryOttoman Empire
AllegianceEastern Army
SizeDetachment
Garrison/HQKırcaali (present day: Kardzhali)
İskeçe (present day: Xanthi)
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
EngagementsBattle of Kırcaali
Battle of Alamidere
Battle of Balkan Toresi
Battle of Merhamli
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Mehmed Yaver Pasha[1][2]

The Kırcaali Detachment of the Ottoman Empire (Modern Turkish: Kırcaali Müfrezesi or Kırcaali Kolordusu ) was one of the Detachments under the command of the Ottoman Eastern Army. It was formed in Kırcaali (present day: Kardzhali) area during the First Balkan War.

Balkan Wars[edit]

Order of Battle, October 17, 1912[edit]

On October 17, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows:[3]

  • Kırcaali Detachment HQ (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army)
    • Kırcaali Redif Division
    • Kırcaali Müstahfız (Home Guard) Division (provisional)
    • 36th Infantry Regiment

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 152.
  2. ^ M. Türker Acaroğlu, Bulgaristan Türkleri Üzerine Araştırmalar, Cilt 1, Kültür Bakanlığı, 1999, p. 198. (in Turkish)
  3. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.


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