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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. Formation Order of Battle, August 1917 In August 1917, the army group 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. 170. *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 * 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 Caucasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmet Izzet Pasha
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
42nd Division or 42nd Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 42. Home Guard Infantry Division, a unit of the Croatian Army * 42nd Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, a unit of the British Army * 42nd Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army's New York Army National Guard * 42nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, currently a formation of the Russian Ground Forces * 42nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2 * 42nd Division (Spain) Armoured divisions * 42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom), a unit of the British Army Aviation divisions * 42d Air Division The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991. History Activated in 1943 as the 4 ..., a u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kâzım Karabekir
Musa Kâzım Karabekir (also spelled Kiazim Karabekir in English; 1882 – 26 January 1948) was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death. Early life Karabekir was born in 1882 as the son of an Ottoman general, Mehmet Emin Pasha, in the Kocamustafapaşa quarter of the Kuleli neighborhood of Constantinople, in the Ottoman Empire. The Karabekir family traced its heritage back to the medieval Karamanid principality, in central Anatolia, where his family belonged to the Afshar tribe. Karabekir toured several places in the Ottoman Empire while his father served in the army. He returned to Istanbul in 1893 with his mother after his father died in Mecca. They settled in the Zeyrek Quarter. Karabekir was put into Fatih Military Secondary School the next year. After finishing his education there, he attended the Kuleli Militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Caucasian Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The I Caucasian Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''1 nci Kafkas Kolordusu'' or ''Birinci Kafkas Kolordusu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Formations Order of Battle, December 1916, August 1917, January 1918 In December 1916, August 1917, January 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. 154, 170, 181. *I Caucasian Corps (Caucasus) ** 9th Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division Order of Battle, June 1918 In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Esat Pasha Janina (18 October 1862 – 2 November 1952; ota, أسعد باشا یانیه), known as Mehmed Esad Bülkat () after the 1934 Surname Law, was an Ottoman general during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in World War I, where he was the senior Ottoman commander in the Gallipoli campaign. Early life Mehmed Esad was born into an Albanian Muslim family in Yanya (now Ioannina) on 18 October 1862, to Mehmed Emin Efendi, who had served as mayor of the city. He was of Albanian origin. His brother, also an Albanian Mehmed Wehib (1877–1940), also became a distinguished general. Career Esad spent the first seventeen years of his life in Yanya before attending the Kuleli Military High School at Monastir (modern Bitola) in 1880. Although he had received a good education up until then and was very intelligent he failed in his first year because of a poor understanding of Osmanlica (Ottoman Turkish). He visited the Zosimaia School. At that ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Third Army was originally established in Skopje and later defended the northeastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Its initial headquarters was at Salonica, where it formed the core of the military forces that supported the Young Turk Revolution of 1908. Many of its officers who participated in the Revolution, including Enver Pasha and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, rose to fame and power. By 1911, the Army had been moved to Erzincan in northeastern Anatolia, and with the onset of World War I, it was moved to Erzurum. During the war, it fought against the Russian Caucasus Army, Armenian volunteer units and behind the lines dealt with the Armenian Resistance within its designated area. During this period, the Battle of Sarikamish, Battle of Koprukoy and the Battle of Erzurum were significant engagements. The army's headquarters was moved to Susehir (a town near Sivas) after the disastrous Battle of Erzurum, and by late 1916 the army lacked any offensive capability. After the Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Gendarmerie Division
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially-equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages. Word origin and usage Van meaning a type of vehicle arose as a contraction of the word caravan. The earliest records of a van as a vehicle i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Cavalry Division (Ottoman Empire)
2nd Cavalry, 2nd Cavalry Division, 2nd Cavalry Brigade or 2nd Cavalry Regiment may refer to: Armies * 2nd Cavalry Army, of the Bolshevik Red Army in the Russian Civil War Corps * II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) * II Cavalry Corps (German Empire) Divisions * 2nd Cavalry Division (Australia) * 2nd Cavalry Division (Belgium) * 2nd Light Cavalry Division (France) * 2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) * 2nd Indian Cavalry Division * 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro, of the Italian Army * 2nd Guard Cavalry division (Russian Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) * 2nd Cavalry Division (United States) Brigades * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Australia) * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Hungary) * 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade, of the Indian Army * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (Poland) * 2nd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States) Regiments * 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) * 2nd Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 8th Division (Australia) * 8th Canadian Infantry Division * 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 * 8th Infantry Division (France) * 8th Division (German Empire) * 8th Ersatz Division (German Empire) * 8th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 8th Bavarian Reserve Division, a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 8th Infantry Division (Greece) * 8th (Lucknow) Division, a unit of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 8th Infantry Division (India) * 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, Iran * 8th Division (Iraq) * 8th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 8th Division (Japan) * 8th Division (North Korea) * 8th Infantry Division (Pakistan), part of XXX Corps * 8th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 8th Infantry Division (Poland) * 8th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 8th Siberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
The 5th Infantry Division was a formation of the Ottoman Turkish Army, during the Balkan Wars, and the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Formation :13th Infantry Regiment :14th Infantry Regiment References * Bean, Charles (1941). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Volume II (11th ed.). Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. . Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I Infantry divisions of the Ottoman Empire {{mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVI Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XVI Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: ''16 ncı Kolordu ''or'' On Altıncı Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I. Formations Order of Battle, August 1916, December 1916 In August 1916, December 1916, 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. 134, 154. *XVI Corps (Caucasus) **5th Division, 8th Division 8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 8th Division (Australia) * 8th Canadian Infantry Division * 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Rep ... Order of Battle, August 1917 In August 1917, 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. 170. *XVI Corps (Caucasus) **5th Division, 8th Division Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
48th Division or 48th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 48th Infantry Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 48th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 48th Infantry Division Taro, Kingdom of Italy * 48th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 48th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 48th Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 48th (South Midland) Division, United Kingdom * 48th Infantry Division (United States) 48th Division or 48th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 48th Infantry Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 48th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 48th Infantry ..., a phantom unit Other divisions * 48th Armored Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
