The I 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: ''1 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Birinci Kolordu'') was one of the
corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
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
The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...
consisting of ethnic Albanians. 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 I Corps was headquartered in
Harbiye. 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:
*I Corps, Harbiye,
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
(
Ferik Zeki Pasha
Zeki Pasha İzzettin Çalışlar, ''On yıllık savaşın günlüğü: Balkan, Birinci Dünya ve İstiklal Savaşları'', Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1997, ( tr, Zeki Paşa; 1862–1943), known as Mehmet Zeki Baraz Kolaç Kılıçoğlu after the 1 ...
)
**
1st Infantry Division, Harbiye, Constantinople
***1st Infantry Regiment, Harbiye, Constantinople
***2nd Infantry Regiment,
Bakırköy
Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırköy ...
, Constantinople
***3rd Infantry Regiment,
İşkodra
***1st Rifle Battalion,
Taksim, Constantinople
***1st Field Artillery Regiment, Taksim, Constantinople
***1st Division Band, Harbiye, Constantinople
**
2nd Infantry Division,
Selimiye, Constantinople (Mirliva Prens Aziz Pasha)
***4th Infantry Regiment, İşkodra
***5th Infantry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
***6th Infantry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
***2nd Rifle Battalion, Selimiye, Constantinople
***2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
***2nd Division Band, Selimiye, Constantinople
**
3rd Infantry Division,
Pangaltı, Constantinople (Mirliva Osman Pasha)
***7th Infantry Regiment,
Taşkışla
Taşkışla () is neighborhood and building complex in Istanbul. It takes its name ''Stone Barracks'' from its use as a military establishment in the Ottoman period also known as Mecidiye Kışlası. It is located in close proximity to Beyoğlu a ...
, Constantinople
***8th Infantry Regiment, Taşkışla, Constantinople
***9th Infantry Regiment,
Kağıthane, Constantinople
***3rd Rifle Battalion,
Tophane
Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast.
In the Ottoman era, it was the ...
, Constantinople
***3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Rami Kışlası, Constantinople
***3rd Division Band, Taşkışla, Constantinople
*Units of I Corps
*1st Rifle Regiment,
Yıldız, Constantinople
*1st Cavalry Brigade,
Davutpaşa, Constantinople
**1st Cavalry Regiment, Yıldız, Constantinople
**2nd Cavalry Regiment, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
*2nd Cavalry Brigade, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
**3rd Cavalry Regiment, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
**4th Cavalry Regiment, Selimiye, Constantinople
*1st Horse Artillery Battalion, Davutpaşa, Constantinople
*1st Mountain Artillery Battalion, Münzevî Kışlası, Constantinople
*1st Field Howitzer Battalion,
Gümüşsuyu, Constantinople
*1st Engineer Battalion, İplikhane, Constantinople
*1st Telegraph Battalion, Ertuğrul Kışlası, Constantinople
*1st Medical Battalion,
Ahırkapı, Constantinople
*1st Railroad Battalion, Ahırkapı, Constantinople
*2nd Railroad Battalion, Ahırkapı, Constantinople
*
War Academy, Harbiye, Constantinople
**Cavalry Squadron, Harbiye, Constantinople
**Infantry Company, Harbiye, Constantinople
**Provisional Companies x 2, Harbiye, Constantinople
**Machine-gun Company, Harbiye, Constantinople
*
Bosporus Fortified Area Command
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
,
Bosporus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
, Constantinople
**1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, Bosporus, Constantinople
**2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment, Bosporus, Constantinople
**Searchlight Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
**Torpedo Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
**Mine Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
**Wireless Detachment, Bosporus, Constantinople
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.]
*I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
Eastern Army)
**
2nd Division,
3rd Division
**1st Provisional 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.]
*I Corps (Thrace, under the command of the
First Eastern Army)
**
2nd Division,
3rd Division
**1st Provisional Division, Uşak 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.]
*I 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 Bulgar ...
)
**
2nd Division,
3rd Division
**South Wing Detachment
*I Provisional Reserve Corps
**
29th Division
**Ergli Redif Division, Kayseri 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.]
*I 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 Bulgar ...
)
**
2nd Division
**Fatih Redif Division
*I Provisional Reserve Corps
**
29th Division,
**Ergli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
Order of Battle, July 1913
*I Corps (Thrace)
**
2nd Division,
28th Division, Fatih Infantry Division
World War I
Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914
In August 1914, 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. 38, 43.]
*I Corps (Thrace)
**
1st Division,
2nd Division,
3rd Division
Order of Battle, Late April 1915
In 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. 86.]
*I Corps (Thrace)
**1st Division, 2nd 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.]
*I Corps (Gallipoli)
**2nd Division, 3rd 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.]
*I Corps (Gallipoli)
**
14th Division,
16th 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.]
*I Corps (Thrace)
**14th Division, 16th Division
Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918
In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, 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. 170, 181, 188, 197.]
*I Corps (Thrace)
**42nd Division
After Mudros
Order of Battle, November 1918
In November 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. 202.]
*I Corps (Thrace)
**
55th Division
Order of Battle, January 1919
In January 1919, 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. 209.][Zekeriya Türkmen, ''Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920)'', Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, , p. 326.]
*I Corps (Thrace, Adrianople; present day
Edirne
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)
**
49th Division (Kırkkilise; present day
Kırklareli
Kırklareli () is a city within Kırklareli Province in the European part of Turkey.
Name
It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name. The Byzantine Greeks called it Sarànta Ekklisiès (''Σαράντα Εκκλησι ...
)
***153rd Infantry Regiment, 154th Infantry Regiment, 155th Infantry Regiment, 185th Infantry Regiment
**
60th Division (
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 ma ...
)
***186th Infantry Regiment, 187th Infantry Regiment
Sources
{{Ottoman Forces during World War I
Corps of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars
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1911 establishments in the Ottoman Empire