The XX Corps of the Ottoman Empire

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: 20 nci Kolordu or Yirminci Kolordu) was one of the corps

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

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Order of Battle, December 1916

In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

• XX Corps (Macedonian Front
  Macedonian front (World War I)
  The Macedonian Front resulted from an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. The expedition came too late and in insufficient force to prevent the fall of Serbia, and was complicated by the internal...
  
  , Commander: Mirliva
  Mirliva
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   Abdülkerim Pasha)
  • 49th Division (Commander: Miralay
    Colonel
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     Mahmut Bey)
    • 144th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam
      Lieutenant colonel
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       Adil Bey)
    • 145th Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı
      Major
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       Ali Rıza Bey)
    • 146th Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Schierholz)
    • 46th Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı M. Behçet Bey)

• • 50th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Şükrü Naili Bey
    Şükrü Naili Gökberk
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    , Chief of Staff: Yüzbaşı Tevfik Bey)
    • 157th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Akif Bey)
    • 158th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Nedim Bey)
    • 169th Inıfantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Servet Bey)
    • 50th Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Sadık Bey)

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:

• XX Corps (Syria-Palestine)
  • 16th Division, 54th Division

Order of Battle, June 1918, September 1918

In June 1918, September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

• XX Corps (Palestine)
  • 26th Division, 53rd Division

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

• XX Corps (Syria)
  • 1st Division, 43rd Division

Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:

• XX Corps (Anatolia, Ereğli)
  • 23rd Division (Afyon)
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment, 58th Infantry Regiment, 143rd Infantry Regiment
  • 24th Division (Ereğeli)
    • 69th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Regiment, 159th Infantry Regiment

See also

• Macedonian front (World War I)
  Macedonian front (World War I)
  The Macedonian Front resulted from an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. The expedition came too late and in insufficient force to prevent the fall of Serbia, and was complicated by the internal...
  
  
  • Monastir Offensive
    Monastir Offensive
    Monastir Offensive was an Allied military operation against the forces of the Central Powers during World War I, intended to break the deadlock on the Macedonian Front by forcing the capitulation of Bulgaria and relieving the pressure on Romania. The offensive took the shape of a large battle and...