Ottoman Empire
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( Turkish: ''Şark Ordular Grubu'' or ''Şark Orduları Grubu'') was one of the army groups 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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. It was formed during
World War I
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.
World War I
Order of Battle, June 1918
In June 1918, the army group was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War'', Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 188.
Eastern Army Group (Ferik
Vehip Pasha
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Mirliva
''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to a brigadier general (modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''Mirliva'' is a compound word composed of ''Mir'' ( commander) ...
Kaymakam
Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained a ...
Mirliva
''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to a brigadier general (modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''Mirliva'' is a compound word composed of ''Mir'' ( commander) ...
In September 1918, the army group was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War'', Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 197.
Eastern Army Group (Ferik Halil Pasha)
* Third Army, (Ferik Mehmed Esad Pasha)
**3rd Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division
* Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
**9th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 12th Division, Independent Cavalry Brigade
* Army Of Islam (Mirliva ve Fahri Ferik Nuri Pasha)
**5th Caucasian Division, 15th Division
After Mudros
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 1918, the army group was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War'', Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 202.
*Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
**3rd Caucasian Division (
Ahıska
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)
**9th Caucasian Division (south of
Erzincan
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)
**10th Caucasian Division (
Batum
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- moving to Constantinople)
**11th Caucasian Division ( Hoy)
**36th Caucasian Division (from Third Army, Gümrü)
**12th Division ( Serdarabad)
**Independent Cavalry Brigade
*Army Of Islam (to October 27, 1918)
**5th Caucasian Infantry Division ( Bakü)
**15th Division (
North Caucasus
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