The 1st Expeditionary Force ( tr, Birinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
was one of the
expeditionary forces of the
Ottoman Army
The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Army
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.
Order of battle
In December 1914, the 1st Expeditionary Force was structured as follows:
[Erickson 2007, p. 71.]
*1st Expeditionary Force HQ (commander:
Kaymakam
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Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
**7th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division,
İzmit
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As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the ...
)
**9th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division,
Adapazarı
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)
**44th Infantry Regiment (15th Division,
Kayseri)
**3rd Battalion (
Mountain Howitzer) (4th Artillery Regiment,
Edirne
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)
**4th Artillery Regiment
References
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Expeditionary Forces of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
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