The Priştine Detachment of the

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: ''Priştine Müfrezesi'') was one of the Detachments under the command of the Ottoman

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of the Western Army. It was formed in Priştine (present day:

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) area for the defense of

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Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 202. during the

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Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows: *Priştine Detachment HQ (Serbian Front, under the command of the

of the Western Army) **Redif Infantry Regiments x 2

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