The artillery batteries of the Odrin fortress

 

 

North-Western Sector

            Western Section

Kazan Tepe Group – 6 km north of Odrin

         Bty. 1 : south of the work of Hadirlik, for 6 – 87mm field guns, but not armed

         Bty. 2 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 3 : 4 – 105mm long guns

         Bty. 4 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 5 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 6 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coast carriage

         Bty. 7 : 6 – 105mm long guns in concrete position

         Bty. 8 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         6 machine guns

The batteries, except Bty. 8, were placed behind the ridge, covered by the infantry positions on the slope.

Kuru Cesme Group – 6 km north-west of Odrin

         Bty. 9 : 6 – 210mm mortars in concrete position

         Bty. 10 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         Bty. 11 : 6 – 150mm long guns in concrete position

         Bty. 12 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         Bty. 13 : 6 – 87mm field guns

Šaitan Tarla Group – 7 km nort-west of Odrin

         Bty. 14 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 15 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 16 : 3 – 105mm long guns, old breastwork of the fort Karagφz Tabia

         Bty. 17 : 3 – 105mm long guns, old breastwork of the fort Karagφz Tabia

         Bty. 18 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         4 machine guns

The batteries 16, 17 and 18 were placed on the ridge.

 

            Northern Section

Baš Yuk Tepe – Kemer Tepe Group – 4 km north of Odrin

         Bty. 19 : 6 – 105mm long guns

         Bty. 20 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 21 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 22 : 6 – 150mm mortars

         Bty. 23 : 6 – 150mm on coastal carriages long guns

         Bty. 24 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 25 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 26 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 27 : 6 – 87mm field guns

Karagφz Tarla Group – 6.5 km north of Odrin

         Bty. 28 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 29 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 30 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 31 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 31 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 32 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 33 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 34 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 35 : 6 – 120mm long guns

         Bty. 36 : 6 – 120mm long guns

         4 machine guns

 

North-Eastern Sector

Northern Section

         Bty. 37, for 6 – 87mm field guns, but not armed

         Btys. 37a, 37b, 37c, 37d, 37e : emplacements for redeploying guns

         Fort Taš Tabia : 4 – 150mm long guns

         Bty. 38 : 6 – 120mm long guns

         Btys. 38a, 38b, 38c : emplacements for redeploying guns

         Bty. 39 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 39a : emplacements for redeploying guns

         Bty. 40 : 4 – 150mm guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 40a : 6 – 87mm field guns

Eastern Section

         Bty. 41 : 6 – 150mm mortars

         Bty. 41a : emplacements for redeploying guns

         Bty. 42 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 43 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 44 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 45 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 46 : 6 – 150mm mortars

         Bty. 47 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 48 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 49 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 50 : 6 – 120mm long guns

         Bty. 51 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 52 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 53 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 54 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 55 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 56 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages

         Bty. 57 : 6 – 120mm long guns

Maslak advanced position

         Bty. 58 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 59 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 60 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         10 machine guns

 

Southern Sector

Bosna kφj Group

         Bty. 61 for 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages, but not armed

Sinekli Group

         Bty. 62 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         Bty. 63 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 64 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         Bty. 65 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         2 machine guns at Demerdes

Karagač Tepe Tepe Group

         Bty. 66 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 67 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 68 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         Bty. 69 : 6 – 87mm field guns

         Bty. 70 : 6 – 150mm long guns on coastal carriages in concrete position

         2 machine guns at Karagač

         1 machine gun at Marash