The X Corps of the

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of the

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. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

Formation

Order of Battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the X 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, p. 380. *X Corps,

** 30th Infantry Division, Erzincan ***88th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan ***89th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan ***90th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan ***30th Rifle Battalion,

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***30th Field Artillery Regiment, Erzincan ***30th Division Band, Erzincan ** 31st Infantry Division, Erzincan ***91st Infantry Regiment,

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***92nd Infantry Regiment,

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***93rd Infantry Regiment,

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***31st Rifle Battalion, Erzincan ***31st Division Band, Erzincan ** 32nd Infantry Division, Ma'murat-ül Aziz ***94th Infantry Regiment, Diyâr-ı Bekir ***95th Infantry Regiment, Ma'murat-ül Aziz ***96th Infantry Regiment,

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***32nd Rifle Battalion, Erzıncan ***32nd Field Artillery Regiment, Erzincan ***32nd Division Band, Ma'murat-ül Aziz *Units of IX Corps *19th Cavalry Regiment, Erzincan *20th Cavalry Regiment, Diyâr-ı Bekir *9th Engineer Battalion, Erzincan *9th Transport Battalion, Erzincan *Medical Detachment, Erzincan

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, January 7, 1913

On January 7, 1913, the Provisional X Corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 260. *X Corps ** 31st Division ** 32nd Division **Mamuretülaziz Redif Division **30th Field Artillery Regiment **Independent Schneider Artillery Battalion **Mountain Howitzer Battalion **5th Cavalry Regiment **Tribal Cavalry Division **Trains and Ammunition Columns

Order of Battle, March 25, 1913

On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 287. *X Corps (Thrace, under the command of the

Chataldja Army The Chataldja Army or Çatalca Army of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''Çatalca Ordusu'') was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed after Ottoman retreat to the Chataldja line during the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulga ...

) ** 4th Division, 31st Division **Amasya Redif Division **Independent Cavalry Brigade

Order of Battle, July 1913

*X Corps (

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) ** 4th Division, 31st Division, Aziz Infantry Division

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914, ate April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, August 1916

In November 1914, Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, 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. 38, 43, 86, 109, 126, 134. *X Corps (Caucasus) ** 30th Division, 31st Division, 32nd Division

Sources

{{Ottoman Forces during World War I Corps of the Ottoman Empire Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I History of Erzincan 1911 establishments in the Ottoman Empire