The Caucasus Army Group or Caucasian Army Group of the
Ottoman Empire
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Turkish
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* The w ...
: ''Kafkas Ordular Grubu'') was one of the
army groups
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of the
Ottoman Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
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. It was formed during
World War I
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.
Formation
Order of Battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the army group 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. 170.]
*Caucasus Army Group (
Birinci Ferik
''Birinci ferik'' or ''ferik-i evvel'' (corresponding to the earlier Ottoman rank of ''Serdar'') was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. The title means "''First Ferik''" and was senior to a ''Ferik'' and junior only to the ''Müşir'' (equiv ...
Ahmet Izzet Pasha)
*
Second Army, (
Mirliva
''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to brigadier general ( modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') and division general ( modern Turkish: ''Tümgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''M ...
Mustafa Fevzi Pasha
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Given name Moustafa
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)
**
II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to:
France
* 2nd Army Corps (France)
* II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...
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Miralay
''Miralay'' or ''Mîr-i alay'' (Gendarmerie: ''Alaybeyi'') was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. The modern Turkish equivalent is ''Albay'', meaning Colonel. ''Miralay'' is a compound word composed of '' Mir'' (commander) and ''Ala ...
Cafer Tayyar Bey)
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1st Division,
42nd Division
**
IV Corps 4 Corps, 4th Corps, Fourth Corps, or IV Corps may refer to:
France
* 4th Army Corps (France)
* IV Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* IV Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperi ...
***
11th Division,
12th Division,
48th Division
**
XVI Corps
***
5th Division,
8th Division
**
2nd Regular Cavalry Division
**
Van Gendarmerie Division
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*
Third Army, (Ferik
Mehmet Esat Pasha)
**
I Caucasian Corps (Miralay
Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
***
9th Caucasian Division,
10th Caucasian Division,
36th Caucasian Division
**
II Caucasian Corps (Mirliva
Yakup Şevki Pasha)
***
5th Caucasian Division,
11th Caucasian Division,
37th Caucasian Division
**
V Corps 5th Corps, Fifth Corps, or V Corps may refer to:
France
* 5th Army Corps (France)
* V Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* V Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Arm ...
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Sources
{{Ottoman Forces during World War I
Army groups of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I