İpek Detachment explained

Unit Name:	İpek Detachment İpek Müfrezesi
Dates:	October–November 3, 1912^[1]
Country:	Ottoman Empire
Allegiance:	Western Army
Size:	Detachment
Garrison:	İpek (present day: Peć)
Patron:	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Notable Commanders:	Cavit Pasha

The İpek Detachment of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: İpek Müfrezesi) was one of the Detachment under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in İpek (present day: Peć) area during the First Balkan War.

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows:^[2]

• İpek Detachment HQ (Montenegrin Front, under the command of the Western Army)
  • 21st Division
    • 61st Infantry Regiment
    • 62nd Infantry Regiment
  • Pirzerin Redif Division

Notes and References

1. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 204.
2. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.