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X Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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Active
  
1911–

Type
  
Corps

Country
  
Ottoman Empire

Garrison/HQ
  
Erzincan, Sivas

Patron
  
Sultans of the Ottoman Empire

Engagements
  
Battle of Şarköy (First Balkan War) Caucasus Campaign (World War I) Battle of Sarikamish

The X Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 10 ncu Kolordu or Onuncu Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

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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 X Corps was headquartered in Erzincan. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:

  • X Corps, Erzincan
  • 30th Infantry Division, Erzincan
  • 88th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan
  • 89th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan
  • 90th Infantry Regiment, Erzincan
  • 30th Rifle Battalion, Yemen
  • 30th Field Artillery Regiment, Erzincan
  • 30th Division Band, Erzincan
  • 31st Infantry Division, Erzincan
  • 91st Infantry Regiment, Siirt
  • 92nd Infantry Regiment, Bitlis
  • 93rd Infantry Regiment, Sivas
  • 31st Rifle Battalion, Erzincan
  • 31st Division Band, Erzincan
  • 32nd Infantry Division, Ma'murat-ül Aziz
  • 94th Infantry Regiment, Diyâr-ı Bekir
  • 95th Infantry Regiment, Ma'murat-ül Aziz
  • 96th Infantry Regiment, Dersim
  • 32nd Rifle Battalion, Erzıncan
  • 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, Erzincan
  • 32nd Division Band, Ma'murat-ül Aziz
  • Units of IX Corps
  • 19th Cavalry Regiment, Erzincan
  • 20th Cavalry Regiment, Diyâr-ı Bekir
  • 9th Engineer Battalion, Erzincan
  • 9th Transport Battalion, Erzincan
  • Medical Detachment, Erzincan
  • Order of Battle, January 7, 1913

    On January 7, 1913, the Provisional X Corps was structured as follows:

  • X Corps
  • 31st Division
  • 32nd Division
  • Mamuretülaziz Redif Division
  • 30th Field Artillery Regiment
  • Independent Schneider Artillery Battalion
  • Mountain Howitzer Battalion
  • 5th Cavalry Regiment
  • Tribal Cavalry Division
  • Trains and Ammunition Columns
  • Order of Battle, March 25, 1913

    On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:

  • X Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja Army)
  • 4th Division, 31st Division
  • Amasya Redif Division
  • Independent Cavalry Brigade
  • Order of Battle, July 1913

  • X Corps (Gallipoli Army)
  • 4th Division, 31st Division, Aziz Infantry Division
  • Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914, ate April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, August 1916

    In November 1914, Late April 1915, Late Summer 1915, January 1916, August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

  • X Corps (Caucasus)
  • 30th Division, 31st Division, 32nd Division
  • References

    X Corps (Ottoman Empire) Wikipedia