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Sturma Corps
Usturma Kolordusu
Active1912–
CountryOttoman Empire
AllegianceWestern Army
SizeCorps
Garrison/HQUsturma (Struma)
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire

The Struma Corps or Usturma Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Usturma Kolordusu) was one of the corps under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Ustruma (Struma) area during the First Balkan War.

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

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

  • Struma Corps HQ (Bulgarian Front, under the command of the Western Army)

Sources

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