Caucasus Army Group (Ottoman Empire)

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Country Ottoman Empire		Type Army group

Active March 8, 1917 - December 16, 1917 Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire Engagements Caucasus Campaign (World War I) Notable commanders Ahmet Izzet Pasha (March 8, 1917 - December 16, 1917)

The Caucasus Army Group or Caucasian Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Kafkas Ordular Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the army group was structured as follows:

Caucasus Army Group (Birinci Ferik Ahmet Izzet Pasha)

Second Army, (Mirliva Mustafa Fevzi Pasha)

II Corps (Miralay Cafer Tayyar Bey)

1st Division, 42nd Division

IV Corps

11th Division, 12th Division,48th Division

XVI Corps

5th Division, 8th Division

2nd Regular Cavalry Division

Van Gendarmerie Division

Third Army, (Ferik Mehmet Esat Pasha)

I Caucasian Corps (Miralay Kâzım Karabekir Bey)

9th Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division

II Caucasian Corps (Mirliva Yakup Şevki Pasha)

5th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 37th Caucasian Division

V Corps

Coastal Detachments

References

Caucasus Army Group (Ottoman Empire) Wikipedia

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