The XVIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire

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 (Turkish

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: 18 nci Kolordu or On Sekizinci Kolordu) was one of the corps

Corps

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 of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I

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.

Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army
  Second Eastern Army (Ottoman Empire)
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  )
  • Yozgat Redif Division, Ankara Redif Division, Aydin Redif Division

Order of Battle, June 1915

The corps was formed as the Right Wing Group of the Mahmut Kâmil Pasha

Mahmut Kamil

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's Third Army

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 on June 7, 1915 and commanded by Halil Bey. In a rearrangement of operational field commands, Mahmut Kâmil Pasha redesigned this unit as the Provisional Halil Corps.

• Right Wing Group (Caucasus
  Caucasus Campaign
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  , Commander: Kaymakam
  Lieutenant colonel
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   Halil Bey -> Mirliva
  Mirliva
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   Abdülkerim Pasha
  Kerim Pasha
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   since July 19, 1915)
  • 1st Expeditionary Force
    1st Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)
    1st Expeditionary Force or First Expeditionary Force of the Ottoman Empire was one of the expeditionary forces of the Ottoman Army.-Order of Battle:...
    
     (Commander: Kaymakam Ali İhsan Bey
    Ali İhsan Sâbis
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    )
  • 5th Expeditionary Force
    5th Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)
    5th Expeditionary Force or Fifth Expeditionary Force of the Ottoman Empire was one of the expeditionary forces of the Ottoman Army.- Order of Battle :...
    
     (Commander: Kaymakam Bekir Sami Bey
    Bekir Sami Günsav
    Bekir Sami Günsav was an officer who servered for the Ottoman Army and Turkish Army.He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of Bandırma to father Hasan Bey and mother Aishe. Hasan Bey was a member of the Circassian family who moved from Caucasus to Anatolia...
    
    )
  • 36th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Köprülü Kâzım Bey
    Kazim Özalp
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    )

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915

On September 20, 1915, the Provisional Halil Corps was re-designated as the XVIII Corps of the Ottoman Army. In Late Summer 1915, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 45th Division

Order of Battle, January 1916

In January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 45th Division, 51st Division

Order of Battle, August 1916

In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 35th Division, 45th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division

Order of Battle, December 1916

In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 45th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division

Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918

In August 1917, January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 14th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division

Order of Battle, September 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

• XVIII Corps (Mesopotamia)
  • 14th Division, 46th Division

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