The Eastern Army Group of the
Ottoman Empire
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(Turkish: ''Şark Ordular Grubu'' or ''Şark Orduları Grubu'') was one of the
army groups of the
Ottoman Army
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Army
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. It was formed during
World War I
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.
World War I
Order of Battle, June 1918
In June 1918, 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. 188.]
Eastern Army Group (Ferik
Vehip Pasha)
*
Third Army, (Ferik
Mehmed Esad Psaha)
**
VI Corps (
Mirliva
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Hilmi Pasha)
***
3rd Caucasian Division (
Kaymakam
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Edib Bey)
***
36th Caucasian Division (Kaymakam
Hamdi Bey)
**
5th Caucasian Division (
Miralay Mürsel Bey)
**
37th Caucasian Division (Miralay
Köprülü Kâzım Bey)
**
Rumeli Detachment
*
Ninth Army, (
Mirliva
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Yakub Shevki Pasha
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)
**
I Caucasian Corps (Mirliva
Kâzım Karabekir Pasha)
***
9th Caucasian Division,
10th Caucasian Division,
15th Division
**
IV Corps (Mirliva
Ali Ihsan Pasha)
***
5th Division,
11th Division,
12th Division
**Independent Cavalry Brigade
Order of Battle, September 1918
In September 1918, 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. 197.]
Eastern Army Group (Ferik
Halil Pasha)
*
Third Army, (Ferik Mehmed Esad Pasha)
**3rd Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division
*
Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
**9th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 12th Division, Independent Cavalry Brigade
*
Army Of Islam (Mirliva ve Fahri Ferik
Nuri Pasha)
**5th Caucasian Division, 15th Division
After Mudros
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 1918, 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. 202.]
*Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
**3rd Caucasian Division (
Ahıska)
**9th Caucasian Division (south of
Erzincan
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)
**10th Caucasian Division (
Batum
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– moving to Constantinople)
**11th Caucasian Division (
Hoy
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)
**36th Caucasian Division (from
Third Army,
Gümrü)
**12th Division (
Serdarabad)
**Independent Cavalry Brigade
*Army Of Islam (to October 27, 1918
)
**5th Caucasian Infantry Division (Bakü)
**15th Division (
North Caucasus
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)
Sources
External links
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