The II Corps of the

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: ''2 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''İkinci Kolordu'') was one of the

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of the

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. 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 II Corps was headquartered in Tekfur Dağı. The Corps before the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 372–373. *II Corps, Harbiye, Tekfur Dağı (Mirliva Şevket Turgut Pasha) ** 4th Infantry Division, Tekfur Dağı (Mirliva Hıfzı Pasha) ***10th Infantry Regiment, Tekfur Dağı ***11th Infantry Regiment, Tekfur Dağı ***12th Infantry Regiment, Hayrabolu ***4th Rifle Battalion, Tekfur Dağı ***4th Field Artillery Regiment, Tekfur Dağı ***4th Division Band, Tekfur Dağı ** 5th Infantry Division,

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***16th Infantry Regiment, Gallipoli ***17th Infantry Regiment,

Malkara Malkara ( el, Μάλγαρα, Malgara) is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Istanbul. It covers an area of 1,225 km², which makes ...

***18th Infantry Regiment,

Uzunköprü Uzunköprü is a town in Edirne Province in Turkey. It is named after a historical stone bridge, claimed to be the world's longest, on the Ergene River. It is a strategically important border town, located on the routes connecting Turkey to the B ...

***5th Rifle Battalion, Gallipoli ***5th Field Artillery Regiment,

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***5th Division Band, Gallipoli **

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Smyrna Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...

(Miralay Şevki) ***16th Infantry Regiment, Smyrna ***17th Infantry Regiment,

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***18th Infantry Regiment,

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***6th Rifle Battalion, Sisam ***6th Field Artillery Regiment, Constantinople ***6th Division Band, Smyrna *Units of II Corps *2nd Rifle Regiment, Yemen *2nd Field Howitzer Battalion, Şam *2nd Engineer Battalion,

Adrianople Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...

*2nd Telegraph Battalion, Adrianople *2nd Transport Battalion, Constantinople *2nd Medical Battalion, Constantinople *

Dardanelles Fortified Area Command The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command or Mediterranean Strait Fortified Area Command or Çanakkale Fortified Area Command ( Turkish: ''Bahr-i Sefîd Boğazı Mevki(i) Müstahkem Komutanlığı'' or ''Akdeniz Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki(i) Komutanl� ...

Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...

**3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale **4th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale **5th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale **Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment, Çanakkale **Torpedo Detachment, Çanakkale **Mine Detachment, Çanakkale **Wireless Detachment, Çanakkale

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 17, 1912

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83. *II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army) ** 4th Division, 3rd Division **Uşak Redif Division

Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170. *II Provisional Corps (Serbian Front, under the command of the

Vardar Army The Vardar Army of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''Vardar Ordusu'') was one of the field armies under the command of the Western Army. It was formed during the mobilisation phase of the First Balkan War. Order of Battle, October 19, 1912 On O ...

of the Western Army) **Uşak Redif Division, Denizli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division

Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103. *II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the First Eastern Army) ** 4th Division, 5th Division, **Kastamonu Redif Division

Order of Battle, November 17, 1912

On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 128. *II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the

Chataldja Army The Chataldja Army or Çatalca Army of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''Çatalca Ordusu'') was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed after Ottoman retreat to the Chataldja line during the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulga ...

) ** 4th Division, 5th Division, 12th Division **South Wing Detachment *II Provisional Reserve Corps ** 30th Division, **Amasya Redif Division, Yozgat Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division

Order of Battle, March 25, 1913

On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 287. *II Corps (Thrace, under the command of the

) ** 5th Division, 12th Division **Ankara Redif Division *II Provisional Reserve Corps **Selimiye Redif Division, Aydın Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division

Order of Battle, July 1913

*II Corps (Thrace) ** 3rd Division, 5th Division, 12th Division

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914, Late April 1915

In August 1914, November 1914, Late April 1915, 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. 38, 43, 86. *II Corps (Thrace) ** 4th Division, 5th Division, 6th Division

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

In late Summer 1915, January 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. 109, 126. *II Corps (Gallipoli) **4th Division, 5th Division, 6th Division

Order of Battle, August 1916

In August 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. *II Corps (Caucasus) ** 11th Division, 12th Division

Order of Battle, December 1916

In 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. 154. *II Corps (Caucasus) ** 1st Division, 47th Division

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows: *II Corps (Caucasus) **1st Division, 42nd Division

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 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. 197. *II Corps (Palestine) ** 62nd Division, Provisional Infantry Division x 3

Sources

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