The XVII Corps of the
Ottoman Empire
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(
Turkish: ''17 nci Kolordu ''or'' On Yedinci Kolordu'') was one of the
corps
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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
The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...
. It was formed during
World War I
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.
Balkan Wars
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912
On October 17, 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. 83.]
*XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
Eastern Army)
**Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division
Order of Battle, October 29, 1912
On October 29, 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. 103.]
*XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
Second Eastern Army)
**Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Trabzon Redif Division
On November 7, 1912, the XVII Provisional Corps was inactivated.
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 125.]
World War I
Order of Battle, 1915
*XVII Corps (Gallipoli)
**
15th Division,
25th Division
Order of Battle, 1917
*XVII Corps (Smyrna)
**None
After Mudros
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 1918, 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. 202.]
*XVII Corps (Smyrna; present day:
İzmir
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)
**
58th Division
Order of Battle, January 1919
In January 1919, 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. 209.][Zekeriya Türkmen, ''Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920)'', Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, , p. 326. ]
*XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander:
Nureddin Pasha
Nureddin Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Nurettin Paşa, Nureddin İbrahim Paşa; 1873 – 18 February 1932), known as Nureddin İbrahim Konyar from 1934, was a Turkish military officer who served in the Ottoman Army during World War I and in the Turkis ...
)
**
56th Division (Smyrna)
***172nd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Regiment
**
57th Division (
Aydın)
***135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
Order of Battle, May 15, 1919
On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
*XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Ali Nadir Pasha)
**56th Division (Smyrna, Commander: Hürrem Bey)
***172nd Infantry Regiment (
Ayvalık
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, Commander:
Ali Bey)
***173rd Infantry Regiment (
Urla, Commander: Kâzım Bey)
***174th Infantry Regiment (Smyrna)
**57th Division (
Aydın, Commander:
Şefik Bey)
***135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
Sources
{{Ottoman Forces during World War I
Corps of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I