Active 1911– Type Corps Notable
commanders Mustafa Hilmi Pasha | Country Ottoman Empire Garrison/HQ Monastır, Aleppo | |
Patron Sultans of the Ottoman Empire | ||
The VI Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 6 ncı Kolordu or Altıncı Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. It is most notable for its participation in the offensive phase of the 1916 Romanian Campaign of World War I, where it was involved in heavy action all throughout the five months, inflicting heavy casualties on the Russo-Romanians and breaking through the Allied lines in several key areas. Additionally the VI Corps took 8,512 prisoners in Romania, including 6,512 Russians and 2,000 Romanians.
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Order of Battle, 1911
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the VI Corps was headquartered in Salonika. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:
Order of Battle, October 19, 1912
On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, July 1913
Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914
In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916
In Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, August 1916
In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:
Order of Battle, December 1916, August 1917
In December 1916, August 1917, the corps was structured as follows: