The VI Corps of the

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( Turkish: ''6 ncı Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Altıncı Kolordu'') was one of the

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of the

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. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. It is most notable for its participation in the offensive phase of the 1916 Romanian Campaign of World War I, where it was involved in heavy action all throughout the five months, inflicting heavy casualties on the Russo-Romanians and breaking through the Allied lines in several key areas. Additionally the VI Corps took 8,512 prisoners in Romania, including 6,512 Russians and 2,000 Romanians.

Formation

Order of Battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the VI Corps was headquartered in

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. The Corps before the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 376-377. *VI Corps, Monastir ** 16th Infantry Division, İştip ***46th Infantry Regiment, İştip ***47th Infantry Regiment, Koçana ***48th Infantry Regiment, Köprülü ***16th Rifle Battalion, İştip ***16th Field Artillery Regiment, İştip ***16th Division Band, İştip ** 17th Infantry Division, Monastir ***49th Infantry Regiment, Monastir ***50th Infantry Regiment, Monastir ***51st Infantry Regiment, Monastir ***17th Rifle Battalion, Resne ***17th Field Artillery Regiment, Monastir ***17th Division Band, Monastir ** 18th Infantry Division, Debre ***52nd Infantry Regiment, Debre ***53rd Infantry Regiment, Kırçova ***54th Infantry Regiment,

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***18th Rifle Battalion, Debre ***18th Field Artillery Regiment, Monastir ***18th Division Band, Debre *Units of VI Corps *6th Rifle Regiment, Monastir *7th Cavalry Brigade, Monastir **6th Cavalry Regiment, Monastir **16th Cavalry Regiment, İştip **13th Horse Artillery Regiment, Pirlepe *3rd Horse Artillery Battalion, Monastir *2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion, Monastir *8th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Monastir *9th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Elbasan *5th Field Howitzer Battalion, Monastir *6th Engineer Battalion, Köprülü *6th Telegraph Battalion, Monastir *6th Transport Battalion, Monastir *Border companies x 2

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170. *VI Corps (Serbian Front, under the command of the Vardar Army of the Western Army) ** 17th Division, 18th Division, 16th Division **Manastir Redif Division, Drama Redif Division

Order of Battle, July 1913

*VI Corps (Anatolia) ** 16th Division

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914

In August 1914, November 1914, the corps 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. 38, 43. *VI Corps (Thrace) ** 16th Division, 26th Division

Order of Battle, Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

In Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps 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. 86, 109, 126. *VI Corps (Thrace) **16th Division, 24th Division, 26th Division

Order of Battle, August 1916

In August 1916, the corps 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. 134. *VI Corps (Romania) ** 15th Division, 25th Division

Order of Battle, December 1916, August 1917

In December 1916, August 1917, the corps 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. 154, 170. *VI Corps (Romania) **15th Division, 25th Division, 26th Division

Order of Battle, June 1918

*VI Corps (Caucasus) ** 3rd Division, 36th Infantry Division