Country Ottoman Empire Garrison/HQ Basra, Baghdad | Type Corps-Army | |
Active August 26, 1914 – April 19, 1916 Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire Engagements Mesopotamian campaign
Fao Landing
Battle of Basra
Battle of Qurna
Battle of Es Sinn
Battle of Ctesiphon
Siege of Kut
Sheikh Sa'ad
Battle of Wadi
Battle of Hanna
Battle of Dujaila | ||
The Iraq Area Command or Iraq Regional Command of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Irak ve Havalisi Genel Komutanlığı) was one of the military formation of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in Iraq in the initial stage of World War I.
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Order of Battle, November 1914
In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, January 1915
In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:
Because Süleyman Askerî Bey committed suicide on April 14, 1915, Nureddin Bey was appointed the commander on April 20. Nureddin Bey arrived in June to take command of the Iraq Area Command and he was appointed the Governor of Basra Province and Baghdad Province at the same time. On December 21, 1915, German Generalfeldmarschall Colmar von der Goltz arrived at Baghdad and changed the name of the Command as the Iraq Army (Irak Ordusu).
Order of Battle, Late 1915
In late 1915, the corps was structured as follows: