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1st Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)

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Country
  
Ottoman Empire

Type
  
Expeditionary Force

Branch
  
Ottoman Army

Active
  
November 1914 – 20 September 1915

Patron
  
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Engagements
  
Caucasus Campaign (World War I) Battle of Dilman Second Battle of Tortum

The 1st Expeditionary Force (Turkish: Birinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) of the Ottoman Empire was one of the expeditionary forces of the Ottoman Army.

Order of Battle

In December 1914, the 1st Expeditionary Force was structured as follows:

  • 1st Expeditionary Force HQ (commander: Kaymakam Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
  • 7th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division, İzmit)
  • 9th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division, Adapazarı)
  • 44th Infantry Regiment (15th Division, Kayseri)
  • 3rd Battalion (Mountain Howitzer) (4th Artillery Regiment, Edirne)
  • 4th Artillery Regiment

    • References

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