The Scutari Corps, Işkodra Corps or Shkodër Corps of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

( Turkish: ''İşkodra Kolordusu'') was one of the

corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...

under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Scutari (present day:

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

) area during the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...

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.''Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Tarihi: Balkan Harbi, Garp Ordusu Karadağ Cephesi'', III ncü Cilt 3 ncü Kısım, Genelkurmay Basımevi, 1993, Kuruluşlar no 2-5. *Scutari Corps HQ (Montenegrin Front, under the command of the Western Army, commander: Kurmay Miralay Hasan Riza Bey, chief of staff: Kurmay

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Abdurrahman Nafiz Bey) ** 24th Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Hasan Riza Bey) ***70th Infantry Regiment ***71st Infantry Regiment ***72nd Infantry Regiment ***24th Artillery Regiment ***24th Rifle Battalion **Elbesan Redif Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Djemal Bey, chief of staff: Staff Captain Asim Bey) ***Elbasan Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Omer Efendi) ****Elbasan Redif Battalion ****Libraşt Redif Battalion ****Gramış Redif Battalion ***Tiran Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Edhem Efendi) ****Tiran Redif Battalion ****Erzen Redif Battalion ****Akçahisar Redif Battalion ***Berat Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Arif Efendi) ****Berat Redif Battalion ****Devol Redif Battalion ****Skrapar Redif Battalion ***Draç Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain M. Salim Efendi) ****Draç Redif Battalion ****Peklin Redif Battalion ****Kavala Redif Battalion ****Bosna Redif Battalion **Provisional Regular Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Sadik Bey, chief of staff: Staff Captain Sherif Bey) ***3rd battalion of the 50th Infantry Regiment ***1st battalion of the 51st Infantry Regiment ***1st and 2nd battalions of the 53rd Infantry Regiment ***54th Infantry Regiment **Scutari Fortified Area Command **Debre Redif Battalion **Debre-i Bâlâ Redif Battalion **Debre-i Zîr Redif Battalion **Mat Redif Battalion **Rakalar Redif Battalion

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