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Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Sixth Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: ''Altıncı Ordu'') was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle 19th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formations Order of Battle, 1877 In 1877, it was stationed in Baghdad. It was composed of: *Infantry: Six line regiments and six rifle battalion.Ian Drury, Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri, ''The Russo-Turkish War 1877'', Men-at-Arms 277, Ospray Publishing Ltd., Reprinted 1999, , p. 35. *Cavalry: Two line regiments. *Artillery: One line regiment (9 batteries). *Engineer: One sapper company. Order of Battle, 1908 After the Young Turk Revolution and the establishment of the Second Constitutional Era on July 3, 1908, new government initiate a major military reform. Army headquarters were modernized. Its operational area was Mesopotamia. It commanded the following active divisions: The Sixth Army also had inspectorate functions for four ''Redif'' (reserve) divisions:T.C. Genelkurmay Başkanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Army
A field army (or numbered army or simply army) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps and may be subordinate to an army group. Likewise, air armies are equivalent formation within some air forces, and within a navy the comparable notion is that of a fleet. A field army is composed of 300,000 to 600,000 troops. History Specific field armies are usually named or numbered to distinguish them from "army" in the sense of an entire national land military force. In English, the typical orthographic style for writing out the names field armies is word numbers, such as "First Army"; whereas corps are usually distinguished by Roman numerals (e.g. I Corps) and subordinate formations with ordinal numbers (e.g. 1st Division). A field army may be given a geographical name in addition to or as an alternative to a numerical name, such as the British Army of the Rhine, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Niemen or Aegean Army (also known as the Fourth Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Engineer
Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics behind military tactics. Modern military engineering differs from civil engineering. In the 20th and 21st centuries, military engineering also includes other engineering disciplines such as mechanical and electrical engineering techniques. According to NATO, "military engineering is that engineer activity undertaken, regardless of component or service, to shape the physical operating environment. Military engineering incorporates support to maneuver and to the force as a whole, including military engineering functions such as engineer support to force protection, counter-improvised explosive devices, environmental protection, engineer intelligence and military search. Military engineering does not encompass the activities undertaken by thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
38th Division or 38th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 38th Division (German Empire) * 38th Landwehr Division (German Empire); see German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918) * 38th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 38th SS-Grenadier-Division "Nibelungen" * 38th Infantry Division Puglie, Kingdom of Italy * 38th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 38th Infantry Division (Poland) * 38th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 38th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 38th Guards Mechanised Division, Soviet Union * 38th Guards Rifle Division, later 38th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division, United Kingdom * 38th Infantry Division (United States) The 38th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army and part of the Indiana National Guard. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and contains Army National Guard units from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Mi ... * 38th Division (Yugoslav Partis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Area Command (Ottoman Empire)
The Iraq Area Command or Iraq Regional Command of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Irak ve Havalisi Genel Komutanlığı) was one of the military formation of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in Iraq in the initial stage of World War I. Formations Order of Battle, November 1914 In November 1914, 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. 43. *Iraq Area Command (Commander: Cavit Pasha) ** 38th Division Order of Battle, January 1915 In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows: *Iraq Area Command (Commander: Kaymakam Süleyman Askerî Bey) ** 38th Division **Sahrıca Detachment (Provisional Dicle Division since January 25, 1915) **Kerha Group **Fırat Group Because Süleyman Askerî Bey committed suicide on April 14, 1915, Nureddin Bey was appointed the commander on April 20. Nureddin Bey arrived in June to take command of the Iraq Area Command and he was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
37th Division or 37th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 37th Division (German Empire) * 37th Mountain Infantry Division Modena (Kingdom of Italy) * 37th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 37th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) (see Divisions of the Soviet Union 1917-1945) * 37th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 37th Division (United Kingdom) * 37th Infantry Division (United States) Cavalry Divisions * 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow * 37th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Armoured Divisions *37th Tank Division, Red Army, c.1941 *37th Guards Tank Division, Soviet Ground Forces Aviation divisions * 37th Air Division (United States) See also * 37th Brigade (other) * 37th Regiment (other) * 37th Squadron (other) 37 Squadron or 37th Squadron may refer to: * No. 37 Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force * No. 37 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment, a form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''13 ncü Kolordu'' ''or'' ''On Üçüncü Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formation Order of battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XIII Corps was headquartered in Baghdad. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: *XIII Corps, Baghdad ** 37th Infantry Division, Baghdad ***109th Infantry Regiment, ***110th Infantry Regiment, vicinity of Baghdad ***111th Infantry Regiment, Baghdad ***37th Rifle Battalion, Najaf ***37th Field Artillery Regiment, Baghdad ***37th Division Band, Baghdad ** 38th Infantry Division, Basra ***112th Infantry Regiment, Basra ***113th Infantry Regiment, Amara, Baghdad ***114th Infantry Regiment, Müntafik ***38th Rifle Battalion, vicinity of Baghdad ***Field Artillery Battalion, Baghdad *Units of XII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
36th Division or 36th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 36th Division (German Empire) * 36th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 36th Infantry Division Forlì, Italy * 36th Infantry Division (Poland) * 36th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 36th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union, fought in the Battle of Stalingrad * 36th (Ulster) Division, British Army, World War I * 36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), World War II * 36th Infantry Division (United States) The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead"), also known as the "Panther Division", "Lone Star Division",36th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) Cavalry divisions *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
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35th Division or 35th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 35th Division (German Empire) * 35th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 35th SS-Police Grenadier Division, Germany * 35th Division (United Kingdom) * 35th Infantry Division (United States) * 35th Infantry Division (Poland) * 35th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 35th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 35th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 35th Division (Spain) Other divisions * 35th Air Division, United States * 35th Rocket Division, Soviet Union and Russia See also * 35th Army (other) * 35th Corps (other) * 35th Regiment (other) 35th Regiment or 35th Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * Kawaguchi Detachment (IJA 35th Independent Mixed Brigade), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 35th Sikhs, a unit of the British Indian Army * 35th (Royal Sussex) Regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XII Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''12 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''On İkinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formation Order of battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XI Corps was headquartered in Musul. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: *XII Corps, Musul ** 35th Infantry Division, Musul ***103rd Infantry Regiment, Revandiz ***104th Infantry Regiment, Musul ***105th Infantry Regiment, Musul ***35th Rifle Battalion, Musul ***35th Field Artillery Regiment, Musul ***35th Division Band, Musul ** 36th Infantry Division, Kerkük ***106th Infantry Regiment, Kerkük ***107th Infantry Regiment, Kerkük ***108th Infantry Regiment, Süleymaniye ***36th Rifle Battalion, Kerkük ***36th Division Band, Kerkük *Units of XII Corps *13th Cavalry Brigade, Kerkük ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosul
Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second largest city in Iraq in terms of population and area after the capital Baghdad, with a population of over 3.7 million. Mosul is approximately north of Baghdad on the Tigris river. The Mosul metropolitan area has grown from the old city on the western side to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank" (east side) and the "Right Bank" (west side), as locals call the two riverbanks. Mosul encloses the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on its east side. Mosul and its surroundings have an ethnically and religiously diverse population; a large majority of its population are Arabs, with Assyrians, Turkmens, and Kurds, and other, smaller ethnic minorities comprising the rest of the city's population. Sunni Islam is the largest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelkit
Kelkit is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 39,547 of which 13,784 live in the town of Kelkit. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of . The name "Kelkit" comes from the Kelkit River, a major tributary of the Yeşil River, which flows into the Black Sea. Kelkit's population is around 20,000 and it has 105 villages. People are either farmers or small business owners. According to the legend, Aysu is also from here. Archaeology In November 2017, archaeologists announced the discovery of a 1400 year-old Byzantine sarcophagus in the antique village of Sadak in Satala. According to researchers, there were Greek inscriptions The Greek-language inscriptions and epigraphy are a major source for understanding of the society, language and history of ancient Greece and other Greek-speaking or Greek-controlled areas. Greek inscriptions may occur on stone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, there is ongoing constuction of Grand Faw Port on the coast of Basra, which is considered a national project for Iraq and will become one of the largest ports in the world and the largest in the Middle East, in addition, the port will strengthen Iraq’s geopolitical position in the region and the world. Furthermore, Iraq is planning to establish large naval base in the Al-Faw peninsula, Faw peninsula. Historically, the city is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor journeyed. The city was built in 636 and has played an important role in Islamic Golden Age. Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding . In April 2017, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
