Caucasus Army Group (Ottoman Empire)
Appearance
Caucasus Army Group | |
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Active | March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3] |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Type | Army group |
Patron | Sultans of the Ottoman Empire |
Engagements | Caucasus Campaign (World War I) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Ahmet Izzet Pasha (March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3]) |
The Caucasus Army Group or Caucasian Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Kafkas Ordular Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
Formation
Order of Battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the army group was structured as follows:[4]
- Caucasus Army Group (Birinci Ferik Ahmet Izzet Pasha)
- Second Army, (Mirliva Mustafa Fevzi Pasha)
- Third Army, (Ferik Mehmet Esat Pasha)
- I Caucasian Corps (Miralay Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
- II Caucasian Corps (Mirliva Yakup Şevki Pasha)
- V Corps
- Coastal Detachments
Sources
- ^ a b İsmet Görgülü, On Yıllık Harbin Kadrosu 1912-1922. Balkan - Birinci Dünya ve İstiklal Harbi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1993, p. 123. Template:Tr icon
- ^ a b Enis Şahin, Trabzon ve Batum konferansları ve antlaşmaları, 1917-1918, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2002, p. 155. Template:Tr icon
- ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwoodpress, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 180.
- ^ 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.