The XXV 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 ...
( or ''Yirmi BeÅŸinci Kolordu'') 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 ...
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
The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...
. It was formed in Constantinople, Dersaâdet (present day:
Istanbul
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) after the
Armistice of Mudros
The Armistice of Mudros () ended hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between Ottoman Turkey and the Allies of World War I. It was signed on 30 October 1918 by the Ottoman Minister of Marine Affairs Rauf Bey and British Admiral Somerset ...
.
Formations
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.]
*XXV Corps (Constantinople,
Dersaâdet)
** None
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.]
*XXV Corps (Constantinople,
Dersaâdet)
**
1st Division (
Ä°zmit
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)
***70th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Regiment, 124th Infantry Regiment
**
10th Division (Constantinople, Dersaâdet)
***30th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Regiment, 32 Infantry Regiment
Sources
Corps of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
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