Caucasus Army Group (Ottoman Empire)
The Caucasus Army Group or Caucasian Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Kafkas Ordular Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
| Caucasus Army Group | |
|---|---|
 Ahmet Izzet Pasha and his men | |
| Active | March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3] |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Army group |
| Patron | Sultans of the Ottoman Empire |
| Engagements | Caucasus Campaign (World War I) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ahmet Izzet Pasha (March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3]) |
Formation
Order of Battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the army group was structured as follows:[4]
- Caucasus Army Group (Birinci Ferik Ahmet Izzet Pasha)
- Second Army, (Mirliva Mustafa Fevzi Pasha)
- II Corps (Miralay Cafer Tayyar Bey)
- 1st Division, 42nd Division
- IV Corps
- 11th Division, 12th Division, 48th Division
- XVI Corps
- 5th Division, 8th Division
- 2nd Regular Cavalry Division
- Van Gendarmerie Division
- II Corps (Miralay Cafer Tayyar Bey)
- 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
- Coastal Detachments
- I Caucasian Corps (Miralay Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
Sources
- İsmet Görgülü, On Yıllık Harbin Kadrosu 1912-1922. Balkan - Birinci Dünya ve İstiklal Harbi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1993, p. 123. (in Turkish)
- Enis Şahin, Trabzon ve Batum konferansları ve antlaşmaları, 1917-1918, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2002, p. 155. (in Turkish)
- Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwoodpress, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 180.
- Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 170.
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