The Turkish Eastern Army

 

 

General Headquarters of the Field Army

Deputy Commander in Chief :

Assistant Deputy Commander in Chief : 

Chief of the General Staff :

1st Assistant :

2nd Assistant :

Chief of the 1st Section (operations) :

Chief of Staff of the 1st Section (operations) :

Chief of the 2nd Section (intelligence) :

Chief of 3rd Section (transport) :

Chief of the 4th Section (administration) :

Staff officers :

 

Lt.Gen. Nazım Pasha, later Lt.Gen.Ahmet İzzet Pasha

Brig.Gen. Salih Pasha

MG. Hadi Pasha

Col. Ziya

Col. Pertev

Lt.Col. Hüsnü Cemil

Cpt. Mümtaz

Col. Ali Hilmi

Lt. Col. Halil

Maj. Ömer Lütfü

Maj. İsmet, Maj. Fahrettin, Cpt. Refet, Cpt. Kazim,

Maj. Kazim, Maj. Asim, Maj. Ali İhsan, Maj. Sadullah

 

Eastern Army

Commander : Lt.Gen. Abdullah Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Cevat

Deputy chief of staff : Col. Ali Riza

 Chief of Section: Col. İhsan

Chief of Section : Col. Fevzi

Chief of the Operations Section : Cpt. Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir

Staff officers : Lt.Col. Tevfik, Maj. Sedat, Maj. Kâzım, Maj. Selahattin

Inspector of the Line of communications : Brig.Gen. Hifzi Pasha later Brig.Gen. Suphi Pasha

I Army Corps

Commander : MG. Ömer Yaver Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Ahmet Zeki

Staff officers : Maj. Hafız Hakkı, Sen. Cpt. Kemal Rıza, Cpt. Hüseyin Remzi, 1st Lt. Ömer Zeki

Medical officer : Maj. Esat

1st Provisional Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Nasir Pasha

1st Nişanci Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Ali Osman

3rd Inf. Rgt. (3)

Izmir Redif Rgt. (Izmir, Bornova, Menemen Bns.)

1st/1st Art. Bn. (3)

2nd Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Prens Aziz Hasan Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Sen. Cpt. Hürrem

4th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Ahmet Hamdi

5th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Ahmet Cemil

6th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Rshştü

2nd Nişanci Bn.

2nd Art. Rgt. (6) : Lt.Col. Fuat

3rd Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Osman Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Galatah Shevket

         Chief of Operation section : Cpt. Nazmi

7th Inf. Rgt. (3)

8th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Ahmet Hamdi

9th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Ahmet Cemil

3rd Art. Rgt. (6)

Uşak Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Canip Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Ibrahim

Uşak Redif Rgt. (Uşak, Eşme, Kula Bns.)

Simav Redif Rgt. (Simav, Gediz, Emet Bns.)

Kasaba Redif Rgt. (Kasaba, Demirci, Alaşehir Bns.)

2nd/1st Art. Bn. (3)

Attached :

5th Cav. Rgt. (3)

1st Engineer Bn.

 

II Army Corps

Commander : MG. Shevket Turgut Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Yakub Shevki

Staff officer : Sen. Cpt. Abdullah

4th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Ahmet Necip

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Alaettin

10th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Celal

11th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Muhittim

3rd/12th Inf. Bn : Lt.Col. Remzi (Lt.Col.Celal from 29 October)

4th Nişanci Bn.

4th Art. Rgt. (6) : Lt.Col. Shevki (Maj. Haci Riza from 16 October)

5th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Hasim Pasha

13th Inf. Rgt. (3)

14th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Hasan Hüsnü

15th Inf. Rgt. (3)

5th Art. Rgt. (6) : Maj. Kazim

6th Infantry Division

         Commander :

16th Inf. Rgt. (3)

Aydin Redif Rgt. (Aydin, Çine, Bozdogan Bns.)

Nazilli Redif Rgt. (Nazilli, Karacasu, Sarayköy Bns.)

3rd/17th Inf. Bn.

1st/18th Inf. Bn.

1st/6th Art. Bn.

Kastamonu Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Shevket Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Bekir

Kastamonu Redif Rgt. (Kastamonu, Daday, Araç, Tašköprü Bns.)

Inebolu Redif Rgt. (Inebolu, Cide, Küre-i nuhas Bns.)

Sinop Redif Rgt. (Sinop, Ayancik, Boyabat Bns.)

Attached :

10th Cav. Rgt. (3)

2nd Engineer Bn.

 

III Army Corps

Commander : Brig. Mahmut Muhtar Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Ziya

Staff officers : Lt.Col. Nihat, Cpt. Hasan Basri, Cpt. Mehmet Arif

7th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Mustafa Hilmi

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Hüsrev

3rd Comb. Nişanci R. : Lt.Col. Hayri

         3rd /19th Inf. Bn.

         1st Nişanci Bn.

         3rd Nişanci Bn.

20th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Mehmet Ali

21st Inf. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Mehmet Ali

NCOs and MGs. Training Bn. of the Firing School : Maj. Jemal

7th Art. Rgt. (6) : Lt.Col. Hayri

2nd How. Bn. (3) : Maj. Omar Sabri

1/III Eng. Cpy. : Lt. Mehmet Ali

1st Pontoneer Bn.

8th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Fuat Ziya

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Galip

22nd Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Zekerriya Hulki

23rd Inf. Rgt. (2) : Lt.Col. Hasan Fevzi

24th Inf. Rgt. (2) : Lt.Col. Sait

8th Nişanci Bn. : Maj. Haiz

I/8th Art. Bn. (3) : Col. Raif

3rd Mnt. Art. Bn. (2) : Maj. Haidar

3/III Eng. Cpy. : Lt. Ibrahim

9th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Hasan Izzet Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Ali Kemal

26th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Hasan Edip

27th Inf. Rgt. (2) : Lt.Col. Mehmet Nazif

Çankiri Redif Rgt. (Çankiri, Kalecik, Çerkeş Bns.)

1st, 2nd Ankara Redif Bn.

1st Ayaş Redif Bn.

3rd/25th Inf. Bn. : Maj. Hussein Hairy

9th Art. Rgt. (6) : Col. Orhan

3rd/3rd Art. Bn. (3)

2/III Eng. Cpy.

Afyon Karahisar Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Shükrü

Afyonkarahisar Redif Rgt. (Afyonkarahisar, Sicanli, Sandikli Bns.)

Akşehir Redif Rgt. (Akşehir, Yalvaç, Bolvadin Bns.)

4th Mnt. Art. Bn. (2)  : Maj. Mehmet Emin

6/III Eng. Cpy.

 

2nd Cav. Rgt. (5) : Col. Remzi

 

IV Provisional Corps

Commander : MG. Ahmet Abuk Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Mahmut

Chief of the Operations Section : Cpt.Ali Riza

12th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Ömer Fevzi

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Süleyman Ilhami

35th Inf. Rgt. (3)

Bandirma Redif Rgt. (Bandirma, Mihaliç, Gönen, ? Bns.)

Kermastan Redif Rgt. (Kirmasti, Kepsüt, Balikesir Bns.)

12th Art. Rgt. (6)

Izmit Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Fahri Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Shemsi

Izmit Redif Rgt. (Izmit, Adapazari, Karamürsel, Şile Bns.)

Bilecik Redif Rgt. (Bilecik, Geyve, Sögüt Bns.)

Eskišehir Redif Rgt. (Eskişehir, Seyitgazi, Sivrihisar Bns.)

2nd/11th Art. Bn.

Çanakkale Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Nasuhi

         Chief of the Staff : Mehmet Hüsnü

Çanakkale Redif Rgt. (Çanakkale, Lapseki Bns.)

Pazar Redif Rgt. (Pazar, Biga, Karabey Bns.)

Biga Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Biga, Karabiga Bns.)

2nd Mnt. Art. Bn. (2)

Attached :

7th Cav. Rgt. (3)

 

XVI Provisional Corps

Commander : Brig.Gen. Mehmet Hakki Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Cafer Tayyar

Staff Officers : Lt.Col. Basri, Lt.Col. Rüshtü

Denizli Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Tevfik

Denizli Redif Rgt. (Denizli, Hunas, Tavas, Tefenni Bns.)

Çivril Redif Rgt. (Çivril, Çal, Uluborlu Bns.)

Isparta Redif Rgt. (Isparta, Burdur, Egridir Bns.)

 

1st Cav. Rgt.

         Commander : Col. Ibrahim

 

XVII Provisional Corps

Commander : Brig.Gen. Chürüksulu Mahmut Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Salih

Konya Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Cemal

Konya Redif Rgt. (Konya, Sille, Ilgin Bns.)

Seidişehir Redif Rgt. (Seidişehir, Beyşehir, Akseki Bns.)

Karaman Redif Rgt. (Karaman, Eregli, Bozkir Bns.)

Kayseri Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Mehmet Shükrü

Kayseri Redif Rgt. (Kayseri, Erkilet, Bogazliyan Bns.)

Nevşehir Redif Rgt. (Nevşehir, Ürgüp, Aksaray Bns.)

Develi Redif Rgt. (Develi, Tavlon, Nigde Bns.)

 

XVIII Provisional Corps

Commander : Brig.Gen.Hamdi Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Mustafa Nimet

Eregli Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Riza

Eregli Redif Rgt. (Eregli, Devrek, Gerede Bns.)

Bolu Redif Rgt. (Bolu, Düzce, Göynük Bns.)

Bartin Redif Rgt. (Bartin, Çaycuma, Safranbolu Bns.)

Samsun Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Galip

Samsun Redif Rgt. (Samsun, Çarşamba, Bafra Bns.)

Ünye Redif Rgt. (Ünye, Perşembe, Fatsa Bns.)

Giresun Redif Rgt. (Giresun, Ordu, Tirebolu Bns.)

Izmir Redif Division

         Commander : Lt.Col. Mustafa Hamdi

Akhisar Redif Rgt. (Akhisar, Sindirgi, Manisa Bns.)

Soma Redif Rgt. (Soma, Bergama, Dikili Bns.)

 

Independent Cavalry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Salip Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Yusuf Izzet

1st Brigade : Col. Ziya

         1st Cav. Rgt. (4)

         2nd Cav. Rgt. (5)

2nd Brigade : Col. Mustafa

         3rd Cav. Rgt. (5)

         4th Cav. Rgt. (5)

4th Brigade : Col. Selim Sabit

         9th Cav. Rgt. (5)

         11th Cav. Rgt. (5)

1st Horse Art. Bn. (2)

2nd Horse Art. Bn. (2)

Light Cavalry Brigade

1st Light Cav. Rgt. (5)

2nd Light Cav. Rgt. (5)

Vasif Bey Detachment

Commander : Maj. Kara Vasif

 

Edirne Fortified Area

Commander : MG. Shükrü Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Maj. Fuat

Staff Officer : Cpt. Remzi

President of the military court : Lt.Col. Abdülvahit

President of the Intelligence of the place : Lt.Col. Mestan

10th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Hüsamettin

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Kazim

28th Inf. Rgt. (2)

29th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Ismail Fehmi

30th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Halit

10th Nişanci Bn.

10th Art. Rgt. (6) : Maj. Ahmet

11th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Ibrahim Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Salim

32th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Mehmet Fahri

33th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Abdül Gani, from 25 October Lt.Col. Hafiz Ali

Bursa Redif Rgt. (Bursa, Çekirge Bns.)

11th Nişanci Bn.

11th Art. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Tevfik

1st Bty./3rd How.Bn. (6x120mm not QF howitzers)

Edirne Redif Division

         Commander : Col. M. Aziz

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Hayri

Edirne Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Edirne, Mustafa Paşa Bns.) : Lt.Col. Nasuhi

Koşukavak Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Koşukavak, Ortaköy Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ahmet

Dedeagaç Redif Rgt. (Dedeagaç, Dimetoka, Sofulu Bns.) : Lt.Col. Cemil

Gümülcine Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Nuri

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Hulisi

Gümülcine Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Gumülcine Bns.) : Maj. Cemil

Sultanyeri Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Sultanyeri, Kircaali Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ismail Hakki

Iskeçe Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Iskeçe Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ali Riza

Babaeski Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Ali Nazim Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Ismail Hakki

Babaeski Redif Rgt. (Babaeski, Uzunköprü, Hayrabolu Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ali Shefik,         later May. Halil

Çorlu Redif Rgt. (Çorlu, Tekirdag, Çatalca Bns.) : Maj. Hasan Tahsin

Kirklareli Redif Rgt. (Kirklareli, Lüleburgaz, Vize Bns.) : Maj. Hüseyin Hüsnü

Keşan Redif Rgt. (Keşan, Gelibolu, Malkara Bns.) : Col. Mehmet Emin

Horse Art. Bn. (2) [from 8 October 1912]

Attached :

4th Nishanci Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Celal

12th Cav. Rgt. (1st and 3rd Sqs.) : Col. Aziz

 

Edirne Fortress Command

Commander : Brig.Gen. Ismail Pasha

Chief of staff of the fortress : Adil

Head of the fortress artillery : Col. Rifat

Chief of staff of the fortress artillery : Eyüp

President of the military court : Brig.Gen. Ali Nazim

Head of the medical service : Lt.Col. Mehmet Remzi

Head of the veterinary service : Cpt. Ismail Hakki

Head of the ammunition : Sen.Cpt. Nazif

Head of the police station : Maj. Ismail Hakki

Engineer Troops

Signal Bn. : Col. Ali Riza

Searchlights station : Maj. Ali

Telegraph and telephone Cpy. : Cpt. Nurettin

Wireless telegraph Station : Brig. K. Ali Cevat

Balloon unit : Cpt. Fuat

Railway Cpy. : Cpt. Rafet

Heavy Artillery

6th Heavy Art. Rgt. : Col. Nuri

         1st Bn. : Maj. Ahmet

         2nd Bn. : Maj. Ali Tevfik

         3rd Bn. : Maj. Ömer Lütfi

7th Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Mustafa

         1st Bn. : Maj. Hasan Ziya

         2nd Bn. : Maj. Hasan Ziya

8th Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Yahya

         1st Bn. : Maj. Hamdi

         2nd Bn. : Maj. Ahmet Senai

         3rd Bn. : Maj. Cemal

9th Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Mustafa

         1st Bn. : Maj. Tahsin

         2nd Bn. : Maj. Mustafa

         3rd Bn. : Maj. Mahmut

10th Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Cemil

         1st Bn. : Maj. Feyzullah

         2nd Bn. : Maj. Hüseyin Hilmi

         3rd Bn. : Maj. Ismail Hakki

Anti Balloon artillery Bty. (2 – 75mm QF guns)

Heavy guns Bn. : Maj. Shükrü (3 – 105mm L/30 QF guns Bts.)

Heavy howitzers Bn. : Maj. Zekeriya (3 – 150mm L/14 QF howitzers Bts.)

5 Machine guns Cps.

 

Kircaali Detachment

Commander : Brig.Gen. Mehmet Yaver Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Maj. Mehmet Hayri

Kircaali Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Rasim

Inf. Rgt. 36 (2) : Col. Hüseyn Hüsnü

Kircaali Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Kircaali Bns.) : Col. Yusuf

Palas Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Palas, Darı Dere Bns.)

Eğri Dere Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Eğri Dere Bns.)

1st Mnt. Art. Bn. (2 QF Bts.)

         Arrived later

Soma Redif Rgt. : Maj. Mustafa (Soma, Bergama, Dikili, Mürettep Bns.)

Akihisar Redif Rgt. : Maj. Salih (Akhisar, Manisa, Sındirıgı, Mürettep Bns.)

Kircaali Müstahfiz Division

         Commander : Col. Osman Semai

1st/36 Inf.Bn

Kircaali Müstahfiz Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Kircaali Bns.)

Palas Müstahfiz Rgt. (1°, 2° Palas, Eğri Dere Bns.)

Koşukavak Müstahfiz Rgt. (Koşukavak, Sultan Yeri, Darı Dere Bns.)

1st not QF Bty./5th Mnt. Art. Bn. With 3 – 75mm guns

Attached :

5th Sq./12th Cav. Rgt.

3rd, 4th Border Cps.

1 Eng. Cpy.