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XXV Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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XXV Corps
Yirmi Beşinci Kolordu
Active1918–
CountryOttoman Empire
TypeCorps
Garrison/HQConstantinople (present day: Istanbul)
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
EngagementsOccupation of Constantinople
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mirliva Nureddin Pasha (December 30, 1918)[1]-January 2, 1919[2]
Mirliva Ali Sait Pasha (October 6, 1919 – March 16, 1920[3]

The XXV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Template:Lang-tr) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in Constantinople, Dersaâdet (present day: Istanbul) after the Armistice of Mudros.

Formations

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[5][6]

  • XXV Corps (Constantinople, Dersaâdet)
    • 1st Division (İzmit)
      • 70th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Regiment, 124th Infantry Regiment
    • 10th Division (Constantinople, Dersaâdet)
      • 30th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Regiment, 32 Infantry Regiment

Sources

  1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 32.
  2. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 33.
  3. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 51.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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. 209.
  6. ^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918–1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326.