Country Ottoman Empire Garrison/HQ Baghdad, Damascus | Type Field Army | |
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7 September 1914 – 26 September 1918 Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire Engagements Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I) | ||
The Fourth Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Dördüncü Ordu) was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle nineteenth century, during Ottoman military reforms.
Contents
- Order of Battle 1877
- Order of Battle 1908
- Order of Battle 1911
- Order of Battle November 1914
- Order of Battle Late April 1915
- Order of Battle Late Summer 1915 January 1916
- Order of Battle August December 1916
- Order of Battle August 1917
- Order of Battle January June 1918
- Order of Battle September 1918
- References
Order of Battle, 1877
In 1877, it was stationed in Anatolia. It was composed of:
Order of Battle, 1908
After the Young Turk Revolution and the establishment of the Second Constitutional Era on 3 July 1908, the new government initiated a major military reform. Army headquarters were modernized. The Fourth Army's new operational area was Caucasia and its many troops were scattered along the frontier to keep an eye on the Russian Empire. It commanded the following active divisions and other units:
The Fourth Army also had inspectorate functions for four Redif (reserve) divisions:
Order of Battle, 1911
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the Army's headquarters were Baghdad. Before the First Balkan War in 1911, the Army was structured as:
Order of Battle, November 1914
In November 1914, the army was structured as:
Order of Battle, Late April 1915
In April 1915, the army was structured as:
Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916
In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the army was structured as:
Order of Battle, August, December 1916
Between August and December 1916, the army was structured as:
Order of Battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the army was structured as:
On 26 September the Fourth Army headquarters moved to Damascus, dividing its area of responsibility in half, leaving Cemal Pasha answerable for Syria and western Arabia.
Order of Battle, January, June 1918
Between January and June 1918, the army was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, September 1918
In September 1918, the army was structured as: