The Turkish Western Army

 

 

Western Army

Commander in Chief :

Chief of the General Staff :

2nd Assistant :

Chief of the s :

Staff officers :

Lt.Gen. Ali Riza Pasha

Col. Cemal

Col. Ziya

Col. Tayfur

Lt.Col. Celal, Cpt. M. Kâzim, 1st Lt. Baki

 

Serbian front

Vardar Army

Commander : Lt.Gen. Hlepli Zeki Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Halil

Chief of the Operations Section : Lt.Col. Fevzi

Chief of the Intelligence Section: Maj. Süleyman Şakir

Assistant of the Chief of the Intelligence Section: Maj. Hasan Tosun

Chief of the Administration Section : Lt.Col. Hayrettin

Chief of the Supply Section : Col. Osman

Staff officers : Senior Cpt. Rifat, Senior Cpt. Yahya Hayati, Maj. Selahttin Adil, Cpt. Selahattin

Chief of the Artillery : Brig.Gen. Hasan Riza Pasha

Inspector of the Lines of Communication : Col. Tayyar

Inspector of the Medical Service : Brig.Gen. Cemal Pasha

V Army Corps

Commander : MG. Kara Sait Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Mustafa

Staff officers : Lt.Col. Adil, Cpt. Kâzim (Özalp), Cpt. Izzettin, Cpt. Kâzim (Orbay)

Medical officer : Maj. Esat

13th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Galip Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Osman Zaki

37th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Vasuf

38th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Hasan Saaddettin

39th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Hasan Vasli

13th Nişanci Bn. : Maj. Necmettin

1st/13th Art. Bn. (3) : Maj. Fuat

1st/5th Engineer Cpy.

15th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Ismail Hakki Pasha

later Brig.Gen. Mehmet Ali Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Sen. Cpt. Hürrem

43rd Inf. Rgt. (3)

44th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Hasan Askeri

45th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Şakir Ağa

15th Nişanci Bn.

15th Art. Rgt. (6) : Lt.Col. Riza

2nd/5th Engineer Cpy.

16th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Mehmet Ali Pasha later Col. Kâzim

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Bekir Sami

         Chief of Operation section : Maj. Mustafa

46th Inf. Rgt. (3)

47th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Behçet

48th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Ismail Hakki

16th Nişanci Bn.

16th Art. Rgt. (6)

3rd/5th Engineer Cpy.

Iştip Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Canip Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Ibrahim

Iştip Redif Rgt. (Iştip, Hotina, Radovişte Bns.)

Koçana Redif Rgt. (Koçana, Bereketli Bns.) : May. Mümtaz

Köprülü Redif Rgt. (Köprülü, Babone, Tikveş Bns.)

7th Mnt. Art. Bn. (3)

5th/5th Engineer Cpy.

Attached :

5th Nişanci R. (3) : Lt.Col. Halil Sami later Lt.Col. Kemal

26th Cav. Rgt. (4)

 

VI Army Corps

Commander : MG. Cavit Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Col. Mehmet Remzi

Staff officer : May. Cafer Tayyar

17th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Mustafa Pasha

49th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Celâl

2nd/50th Inf. Rgt.

51st Inf. Rgt. (2)

17th Nişanci Bn.

17th Art. Bn. (6)

1st/6th Engineer Cpy.

18th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Hüsein Hsünü

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Mehmet Sabit

52nd Inf. Rgt. (3) : May. Talip

1st/54th Inf. Bn.

18th Nişanci Bn.

1st/18th Art. Bn. (3)

8th Mnt. Art. Bn. (1½ Bty.)

2nd/6th Engineer Cpy.

Manastir Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Mehmet Ali

Manastir Redif Rgt. (Manastir, Resne, Filorina, Ohri Bns.)

Pirlepe Redif Rgt. (Pirlepe, Kirçova, Kroşova Bns.)

2nd Cadre Mnt. Art. Bty. (3)

3rd/6th Engineer Cpy.

Attached :

6th Nişanci R. : Col. Kazim

5th/Sq.17th Cav. Rgt.

25th Cav. Rgt. (4th, 5th Sqs.)

5th How. Bn. (2)

 

VII Army Corps

Commander : MG. Fethi Pasha later Brig. Galip Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Faik

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

19th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig. Sait Pasha later Lt.Col. Faik

         Chief of the Staff : May. Şakir

Staff officer : Capt. Şevki

55th Inf. Rgt. (2) : Lt.Col. Halit

56th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Bahaettin

57th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Şemi

19th Nişanci Bn.

19th Art. Rgt. (6) : Lt.Col. Galip

1st/7th Engineer Cpy.

Üsküp Redif Division

         Commander : Kadri Pasha

Üsküp Redif Rgt. (Üsküp, Acarlar, Kaçanik Bns.)

Preşova Redif Rgt. (Preşova, Bilaç, Komanova Bns.)

Kalkandelen Redif Rgt. (Kalkandelen, Şar, Gostivar Bns.) : Col. Yusuf Ziya

1st/21st Art. Bn. (3)

6th/7th Engineer Cpy.

Priştine Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Kalkandelenli Mehmet Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Rüştü

Gore Redif Rgt. (Gore-i Bâla, Gore-i Zir, Luma Bns.)

Geylan Redif Rgt. (Geylan, Morava-i Bâla, Morava-i Zir, Firzovik Bns.)

Prizren Redif Rgt. (1st Prizren, 2nd Prizren, Şart Bns.)

1st/20th Art. Bn. (3)

3rd Cadre Mnt. Art. Bn.

3rd/7th Engineer Cpy.

Attached :

7th Nişanci R. : Col. Kazim

17th Cav. Rgt. (4)

4th How. Bn. (2)

 

Firzovik Detachment

Commander : Brig.Gen. Mehmet Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Rüstü

20th Infantry Division

Priştine Redif Rgt. (Priştine, Meşhet, Banbova, Libyan Bns.)

Vulçetrin Redif Rgt. (Vulçetrin, Dreniçe, Lap Bns.)

20th Nişanci Bn.

18th Cav. Rgt. (2)

2nd/20th Art. Bn. (3)

2nd/13th Art. Bn. (2)

1st/1st Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt.

2nd/7th Engineer Cpy.

 

Taşlica Detachment

Commander : Col. Halit Münir

Mitroviça Detachment

Mitroviça Redif Bn.

Yenipazar Detachment

Commander : Bahtiyar Pasha

58th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Şemi

Mitroviça Redif Rgt. (Yenipazar, Ibre Bns.)

3rd/18th Cav. Rgt.

2nd/1st Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt.

Seniçe Detachment

Commander : Maj. Ali Mümtaz

60th Inf. Rgt. (3)

Seniçe Redif Rgt. (Seniçe, Prepol Bns.)

Taşlica Detachment

Taşlica Redif Bn.

 

Independent Cavalry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Süleiman Faik Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Col. Raşit Galip

7th Brigade : Col. Şevket

         13th Cav. Rgt. (5) : Col. Mehmet Ali

         16th Cav. Rgt. (5) : Col. Muhlis

8th Brigade : Col. Mehmet Sami

         15th Cav. Rgt. (5) : Lt.Col.Osman

         16th Cav. Rgt. (5) : Lt.Col. Mustafa Şevki

3rd Horse Art. Bn. (2)

 

Bulgarian front

Uştruma Corps

Commander : MG. Ali Nadir Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Agah

Staff Officer : Capt. Hüseyin Hüsnü

14th Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Galip Pasha

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Şükrü Naili

40th Inf. Rgt. (3)

42nd Inf. Rgt. (3) : Salih

14th Nişanci Bn.

14th Art. Rgt. (6)

Serez Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Naci Pasha

Serez Redif Rgt. (Serez, Nigrita, Demirhisar, Menlik Bns.) : Lt.Col. Nasuhi

Ustrumca Redif Rgt. (Ustrumca, Petriç, Osmaniye Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ahmet

Avrathisar Redif Rgt. (Avrathisar, Doyran Bns.) : Lt.Col. Cemil

6th Mnt. Art. Bn. (2)

Nevrekop Detachment

         Commander : Lt.Col. Faik

41st Inf. Rgt. (3)

Nevrekop Redif Rgt. (Nevrekop, Karasu, Razlik, Devlen Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ismail Hakki

3rd/8th Mnt. Art. Bn.

Mustahfiz

1st, 2nd, 3rd Nevrekop, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Devlen, 1st, 2nd Razlik, Dospat, Serez, Nigrita, Demirhisar, Menlik, Ustrumca, Petriç, Osmaniye, Doyran

Attached :

25th Cav. Rgt. (3) : Col. Aziz

 

Greek front

VIII Provisional Corps

Commander : Brig.Gen. Hasan Tahsin Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Lt.Col. Halil Recai

Staff Officers : Maj. Ömer Lüftü, Maj. Servet

22nd Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Hüsamettin

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. Kazim

64th Inf. Rgt. (2 with 4 Mgs.) : Col. Sami

65th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Ahmet Tevfik

66th Inf. Rgt. (3 with 3 Mgs.)

22nd Nişanci Bn.

Dominik, Dişkata, Kozköy, Köpriyoz Border Cps.

1st/22nd Art. Rgt. (3)

22nd Independent Engineer Cpy.

Nasliç Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Ismail Hakki

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Ahmet Zeki

Kozana Redif Rgt. (Kozana, Serfiçe, Kayalar, Soroviç Bns.) : Izzet

Nasliç Redif Rgt. (Nasliç, Kesriye, Bihlişte Bns.)

Görice Redif Rgt. (Görice, Malik, Starova Bns.) : Abdi

2nd/22nd Art. Rgt. (3)

4th/6th Engineer Cpy.

Drama Redif Division

Commander : Lt.Col. Mustafa Hamdi [arrived later]

Kavala Redif Rgt. (Kavala, Bük, Pravişte Bns.)

Drama Redif Rgt. (Drama, Nusretli, Rakeştan Bns.)

5th/6th Engineer Cpy.

Attached :

14th Cav. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Süleiman Fehmi

 

Selanik Area Command

Commander : Brig.Gen. Şefik Pasha

Selanik Redif Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Muhittim Pasha

Chief of the Staff : 1st Lt. Baki

Vodina Redif Rgt. (Vodina, Kracaova, Karefeyre Bns.)

Vardar Redif Rgt. (Vardar, Yenice, Gevgeli Bns.)

Kesindire, Sanayi Redif Bn.

5th/26th Cav. Sq.

 

Karaburun Detachment

Uzun Ali Detachment

Kelemeriye Redif Rgt. (Kelemeriye, Langaza Bns.): Col. Şükrü

5th/13th Art. Bty.

Coastal Artillery

4 – 210mm gun

4 – 150mm gun removed from the old corvette Feth-i-Bülent

6 – 87mm not QF guns

4 – 75mm gun removed from the old corvette Feth-i-Bülent

4 – 57mm gun removed from the old corvette Feth-i-Bülent

Naval Force

         Commander : Commodore Bekir Raşit

Corvette : Feth-i-Bülent (as accommodation hulk) : Maj. Aziz Mahmut

Hospital vessel : Fuad

Tugs : Sürat, Teşilat, Katerin

Minelayer : Selanik

 

Yanya Independent Corps

Commander : Brig.Gen. Esat Pasha

Chief of the General Staff : Maj. Ali Fuat later Lt.Col. Tugut

Chief of the Operations Section : Cpt. Kemalettin Sami

Chief of the Medical Service: Lt.Col. Süleyman Numan

23rd Infantry Division

         Commander : Brig.Gen. Cevat Pasha later Maj. Ali Fuat

         Chief of the Staff : Senior Cpt. Vecihi

67th Inf. Rgt. (3 with 4 Mgs.) : Col. Mehmet Ali later Maj. Ismet

68th Inf. Rgt. ((3 with 4 Mgs.)) : Lt.Col. Arif

69th Inf. Rgt. (2) : Lt.Col. Necati later Maj. Seyfettin

23rd Nişanci Bn.

Loros, Kondivraki Border Cps.

2nd/23rd Art. Rgt. (3)

23rd Independent Engineer Cpy.

Yanya Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Celâl from 7.01.1913 Maj. Bahattin

Yanya Redif Rgt. (Yanya, Aydonat, Filat, Margiliç Bns.)

Ergeri Redif Rgt. (Ergeri, Permedi, Leskovik, Devline Bns.) : Lt.Col. Cevdet

Avlonya Redif Rgt. (Avlonya, Tepedelen, Fiyer, Malakas Bns.) : Lt.Col. Ali Vefa

6th/6th Engineer Cpy. [still in Manastir on 1 October 1912]

Yanya Fortified Area

         Commander : Lt.Col. Mehmet Vehip

         Chief of the Staff : Maj. M. Emin later Cpt. Yusuf Ziya

Chief of the s : Lt.Col. Şükrü

Yanya Redif Rgt. (Yanya, Aydonat, Filat, Margiliç Bns.)

11th Heavy Art. Rgt. (5) : Lt.Col. Şükrü later Cpt. San Emin

1st Bn.: 18 – 87mm guns

2nd Bn.: 18 – 87mm guns, 4 – 9 cm Broadwell guns

3rd Bn.: 10 – 87mm guns

4th Bn.: 16 – 87mm guns, 4 – 120mm and 12 – 150mm howitzers

5th Bn.: 20 – 87mm guns

Preveze Detachment

Commander : Maj. Asaf

1st/69th Inf. Bn.

Coastal guns :

2 – 210mm guns

4 – 150mm guns

1 – 120mm not gun

2 – 47mm QF guns

2 – 37mm QF guns

Fortress guns :

5 – 80mm Broadwell guns

Torpedoboats : Antalya, Tokat (wrecked)

Motor gunboats : 9, 10

 

Montenegrin front

Işkodra and Ipek Forces Command

Commander : Brig.Gen. Mahmud Hayret Pasha

Provisional Işkodra Corps

Commander : Col. Hasan Riza from 17.01.1913 Brig.Gen. Esat Pasha (Toptani)

Chief of the General Staff : Senior Cpt. Abdurrahman Nafiz

Staff Officer : Capt. Kiramettin

Provisional Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Tiranli Sadik

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Sherif

3rd/50th Inf. Rgt.

1st/51st Inf. Rgt.

53rd Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Galip

54th Inf. Rgt. (2) : Col. Talip

Draç, Tiran, Kavaya Redif Bns.

MG. Cpy./52nd Inf. Rgt.

Mnt. Art. Bn.

8th Mnt. Art. Bn. (½ Bty.)

not QF Mnt. Art. Bty. with 5 – 75mm guns

24th Infantry Division

         Commander : Col. Hasan Riza

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Nesimi

70th Inf. Rgt. (3) : Maj. Saaddettin from 28.09.1912 Maj. Hamdi

71st Inf. Rgt. (3)

72nd Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Halit

24th Nişanci Bn.

Işkodra, Tuz, Selçe Border Cps.

1st/18th Cav. Sq.

24th Art. Rgt. : Col. Ibrahim

1st Field art. Bn. (3)

13th Mnt. Art. Bn. (3)

24th Engineer Cpy.

Elbasan Redif Division

         Commander : Col. Cemal

         Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Asim (KIA on 26.01.1912)

Draç Redif Rgt. (Peklin, Luşna Bns.) : Lt.Col. M. Salim

Berat Redif Rgt. (Berat, Devol, Skrapar Bns.) : Lt.Col. Arif

Tiran Redif Rgt. (Erzen, Akçahisar Bns.) : Lt.Col. Etem

Elbasan Redif Rgt. (Elbasan, Libraşt, Gramiş Bns.) : Cpt. Ömer Lüfti

Işkodra Fortified Area

         Commander : Maj. Mahmut Kamil

Debre Redif Rgt. (Debre-i Bâla, Debre-i Zir, Rekalar, Mat Bns.)

3rd/5th How. Bty. with 6 – 120mm Howitzers

13th Heavy Art. Rgt. (2)

2 old fortress guns

12 – 120mm mortars

24 – 87mm guns

6 – 87mm hooped guns

15 – 80mm Broadwell guns

2 – 37mm QF guns

Fortress Engineer Cpy.

Lake Flottilla

Steamers : Kiyooça, Kaleni, Filpoplanya

 

Ipek Area Command

Commander : Brig.Gen. Cavit Pasha

Chief of the Staff : Capt. Hüseyin Avni

Ipek Group

2nd/31st Inf. Rgt.

61st Inf. Rgt. (2)

1st/62nd Inf. Rgt.

½ MG. Cpy./31st Inf. Rgt.

½ MG. Cpy./61st Inf. Rgt.

½ MG. Cpy./62nd Inf. Rgt.

2nd/18th Cav. Sq.

3rd/1st Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt. (½)

3rd/4th Cadre Mnt. Art. Bty.

10th Mnt. Art. Bn. (½ Bty.)

? Engineer Cpy.

Rugova Group

         Commander : Col. Sami

1st Inf. Rgt. (2)

1st/2nd Inf. Rgt.

3rd/31st Inf. Rgt.

½ MG. Cpy./31st Inf. Rgt.

3rd/1st Army Corps Mnt. Art. Bt.

2nd/4th Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt.

Plava Group

         Commander : Maj. Ahmet

1st/31st Inf. Rgt.

3rd/61st Inf. Rgt.

½ MG. Cpy./61st Inf. Rgt.

10th Mnt. Art. Bn. (½ Bty.)

3rd/1st Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt. (½)

1500 volunteers

Gosina Group

         Commander : Maj. Tevfik

62nd Inf. Rgt. (2)

Gosina, Ipek, Yakova Redif Bns.

Gosina Border Cpy.

10th Mnt. Art. Bn. (½ Bty.)

1500 volunteers

Berana Group

         Commander : Lt.Col. Cemal

63rd Inf. Rgt. (3)

3rd/55th Inf. Rgt.

21st Nişanci Bn.

Tergovişta Redif Bn. 

Berana Border Cpy.

½ MG. Cpy./62nd Inf. Rgt.

10th Mnt. Art. Bn. (½ Bty.)

Akova Group

         Commander : Col. Abdülrezzak

59th Inf. Rgt. (3)

Akova, Kolaşin Redif Bns.

1st/4th Cadre Mnt. Art. Bt.