The XI Corps of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
(
Turkish: ''11 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''On Birinci Kolordu'') was one of the
corps
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of the
Ottoman Army
The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Army
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. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.
Formation
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XI Corps was headquartered in
Van. 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, p. 381.]
*XI Corps,
Van
**
33rd Infantry Division, Van
***88th Infantry Regiment, Van
***89th Infantry Regiment,
Başkale
Başkale ( ku, Elbak, hy, Ադամակերտ, translit=Adamakert) is a town and district located in south-eastern Turkey in Van Province. There is one municipality in the Başkale district, the town centre, which was established in 1937. The ne ...
***90th Infantry Regiment,
Bayezit
***33rd Rifle Battalion, Van
***33rd Division Band, Van
**
34th Infantry Division,
Muş
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Etymology
Various explanations of the origin of Muş's name exist. Its name is sometimes associated with the Arm ...
***91st Infantry Regiment, Muş
***92nd Infantry Regiment,
Malazgirt
Malazgirt or Malâzgird ( ku, Melezgir; hy, Մանազկերտ, Manazkert; grc-x-medieval, Ματζιέρτη, Matziértē), historically known as Manzikert ( grc-x-medieval, Μαντζικέρτ, links=no), is a town in Muş Province in eastern ...
***93rd Infantry Regiment,
Kara Kilise
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Geography Localities
* Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture
* Kára, Hungary, a village
* Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township
* Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province
* Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in D ...
***34th Rifle Battalion,
Yemen
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***34th Division Band, Muş
*Units of IX Corps
*23rd Cavalry Regiment, Van
*21st Field Artillery Battalion, Van
*11th Transport Battalion, Van
*22nd Mountain Artillery Battalion
*Border companies x 8
Balkan Wars
Order of Battle, July 1913
*XI Corps (Caucasus)
**
34th Division
World War I
Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914, April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, August 1916
In August 1914, November 1914, Late April 1915, Summer 1915, January 1916, 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. 38, 43, 86, 109, 126, 134.]
*XI Corps (Caucasus)
**
18th Division,
33rd Division,
34th Division
Sources
Corps of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
History of Van, Turkey
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