Second Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Second Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the late 19th century during Ottoman military reforms. Order of battle, 1877 In 1877, it was stationed in what is now Bulgaria. It was composed of: *1st Infantry Division *2nd Infantry Division *Cavalry Division *field artillery regiment *fortress artillery regiment Upon mobilization for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the second army was split in two; these were named as Eastern Danube Army and Western Danube Army. Order of battle, 1908 After the Young Turk Revolution and the establishment of the Second Constitutional Era on 3 July 1908, new government initiate a major military reform. Army headquarters were modernized. The army headquarter established in Adrianople. Its operational area was Thrace, the Dardanelles, and it had units in Europe and Asia Minor. It commanded the following active divisions: The Second Army also had inspectorate functions for six Redif ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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) // CITED: p. 36 (PDF p. 38/338) also known as the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe and, with the Ottoman wars in Europe, conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman Anatolian beyliks, beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the Fall of Constantinople, conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror. Under the reign of Sule ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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3rd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
3rd Division may refer to: Air divisions *3d Air Division, United States *3d Attack Wing, United States Armoured divisions *3rd Armoured Division (Australia) *3rd Armored Division (France) *3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) *3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) *3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) *3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf, Nazi Germany *3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 3rd Armored Division (Jordan) * 3rd Division (Nigeria) *3rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) *3rd Armored Division (United States) Cavalry divisions *3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) *3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr), Weimar Republic *3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) * 3rd Cavalry Division ''Amedeo Duca d'Aosta'', Italian Army during World War II *3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) * 3rd Mounted Division, United Kingdom *3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Infantry divisions *3rd (Lahore) Division, of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 3rd Algerian Infantry Division ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aleppo
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Damascus
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VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''8 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Sekizinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century as part of the 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 VIII Corps was headquartered in Damascus. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 379. *VIII Corps, Damascus ** 25th Division, Dera ***73rd Infantry Regiment, Dera ***74th Infantry Regiment, Suveydiye ***75th Infantry Regiment, Kerek ***25th Rifle Battalion, Maan ***25th Division Band, Dera ** 26th Division, Halep ***76th Infantry Regiment, Halep ***77th Infantry Regiment, Maraş ***78th Infantry Regiment, Adana ***26th Rifle Battalion, Halep ***26th Field Artillery Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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VII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The VII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: ''7 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Yedinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. 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 VII Corps was headquartered in Üsküp. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 378. *VII Corps, Üsküp ** 19th Infantry Division, Üsküp ***55th Infantry Regiment, Kumanova ***56th Infantry Regiment, Kumanova *** 57th Infantry Regiment, Bilaç ve Berana ***19th Rifle Battalion, Üsküp ***19th Field Artillery Regiment, Üsküp ***19th Division Band, Üsküp ** 20th Infantry Division, Metroviça ***58th Infantry Regiment, Metroviça ***59th Infantry Regiment, Taşlıca ***60th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monastir, Macedonia
Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola. Bitola, known during the Ottoman Empire as Manastır or Monastir, is one of the oldest cities in North Macedonia. It was founded as Heraclea Lyncestis in the middle of the 4th century BC by Philip II of Macedon. The city was the last capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (1015-1018) and the last capital of Ottoman Rumelia, from 1836 to 1867. According to the 2002 census, B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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VI Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The VI Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''6 ncı Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Altıncı Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. 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 Salonika. The Corps before the First Balkan War 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. *V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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V Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The V Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''5 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Beşinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. 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 V Corps was headquartered in Salonika. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 375-376. *V Corps, Salonika ** 13th Infantry Division, Salonika ***37th Infantry Regiment, Salonika ***38th Infantry Regiment, Salonika ***39th Infantry Regiment, Salonika ***13th Rifle Battalion, Salonika ***13th Field Artillery Regiment, Salonika ***13th Division Band, Salonika ** 14th Infantry Division, Serez ***40th Infantry Regiment, Serez ***41st Infantry Regiment, Nevrekop ***42nd Infantry Regiment, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salonika
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capital city, capital of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, the administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. It is also known in Greek language, Greek as (), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the () or "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire alongside Constantinople. Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Vardar, Axios. The Thessaloniki (municipality), municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 317,778 in 2021, while the Thessaloniki metro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire or Turkish Fifth Army was formed on March 24, 1915, and dissolved on November 21, 1918. It was assigned the responsibility of defending the Dardanelles straits in World War I. The original commander of the army was the German military advisor to the Ottoman Empire, General Otto Liman von Sanders. The command passed to Vehip Pasha who became responsible for the Helles front while von Sanders still wielded considerable influence. Order of Battle, April 1915 In late April 1915, the army 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. * III Corps (commanded by Esat Pasha) ** 7th Division, 9th Division, 19th Division (commanded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) * XV Corps (commanded by Colonel Hans Kannengiesser) ** 3rd Division, 11th Division * Dardanelles Fortified Area Command * One aircraft squadron When the Allied campaign the Battle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2nd Cavalry Division (Ottoman Empire)
2nd Cavalry, 2nd Cavalry Division, 2nd Cavalry Brigade or 2nd Cavalry Regiment may refer to: Armies * 2nd Cavalry Army, of the Bolshevik Red Army in the Russian Civil War Corps * II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) * II Cavalry Corps (German Empire) Divisions * 2nd Cavalry Division (Australia) * 2nd Cavalry Division (Belgium) * 2nd Light Cavalry Division (France) * 2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) * 2nd Indian Cavalry Division * 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro, of the Italian Army * 2nd Guard Cavalry division (Russian Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) * 2nd Cavalry Division (United States) Brigades * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Australia) * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Hungary) * 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade, of the Indian Army * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Poland) * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States) Regiments * 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) * 2nd Regime ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |