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Karadağ Border General Forces

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Active
  
November 9, 1912-

Allegiance
  
Western Army

Country
  
Ottoman Empire

Size
  
Corps

Karadağ Border General Forces

Garrison/HQ
  
Debre-i Bala (present day: Debar)

Patron
  
Sultans of the Ottoman Empire

The Karadağ Border General Forces Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Karadağ Sınır Umum Kuvvetleri) was an ad hoc corps under the command of the Ottoman Western Army during the First Balkan War. It was formed in the vicinity of Yakova (Gjakova) and Pirzerin (Prizren) with remnant units of İpek Detachment and Priştine Detachment and its headquarters was established in Derbe-i Bala (Debar) on November 9, 1912.

Order of Battle, November 9, 1912

On November 9, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

  • Karadağ Border General Forces HQ (Debre-i Bala, under the command of the Western Army)
  • 21st Division (Djavit Pasha)
  • Provisional Infantry Division (Fethi Bey)

    • References

    Karadağ Border General Forces Wikipedia
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