The XVII Corps of the
Ottoman Empire
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(
Turkish: ''17 nci Kolordu ''or'' On Yedinci Kolordu'') was one of the
corps
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of the
Ottoman Army
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Army
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. It was formed during
World War I
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.
Balkan Wars
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912
On October 17, 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. 83.]
*XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
Eastern Army)
**Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division
Order of Battle, October 29, 1912
On October 29, 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. 103.]
*XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
Second Eastern Army)
**Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Trabzon Redif Division
On November 7, 1912, the XVII Provisional Corps was inactivated.
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 125.]
World War I
Order of Battle, 1915
*XVII Corps (Gallipoli)
**
15th Division,
25th Division
Order of Battle, 1917
*XVII Corps (Smyrna)
**None
After Mudros
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 1918, the corps 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.]
*XVII Corps (Smyrna; present day:
İzmir
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)
**
58th Division
Order of Battle, January 1919
In January 1919, the corps 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. 209.][Zekeriya Türkmen, ''Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920)'', Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, , p. 326. ]
*XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander:
Nureddin Pasha
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)
**
56th Division (Smyrna)
***172nd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Regiment
**
57th Division (
Aydın
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)
***135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
Order of Battle, May 15, 1919
On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
*XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Ali Nadir Pasha)
**56th Division (Smyrna, Commander: Hürrem Bey)
***172nd Infantry Regiment (
Ayvalık
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, Commander:
Ali Bey)
***173rd Infantry Regiment (
Urla, Commander: Kâzım Bey)
***174th Infantry Regiment (Smyrna)
**57th Division (
Aydın
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, Commander:
Şefik Bey)
***135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
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