The Kırcaali Detachment of the
Ottoman Empire
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(
Modern Turkish: ''Kırcaali Müfrezesi'' or ''Kırcaali Kolordusu'' ) was one of the
Detachments under the command of the
Ottoman Eastern Army. It was formed in Kırcaali (present day:
Kardzhali
Kardzhali ( , ''Kărdžali''; ), sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Province. The noted Kardzhali Reservoir is ...
) area during the
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...
.
Balkan Wars
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912
On October 17, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows:
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.]
*Kırcaali Detachment HQ (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army)
**Kırcaali Redif Division
**Kırcaali Müstahfız (Home Guard) Division (provisional)
**36th Infantry Regiment
See also
*
Battle of Merhamli
Sources
Detachment of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars
Ottoman period in the history of Bulgaria
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