Unit Name: | Central Army |
Dates: | December 9, 1920 - February 8, 1922 |
Country: | Turkey |
Allegiance: | Ankara Government |
Size: | 10,000 (December 1920)[1] |
Command Structure: | Turkish Army |
Garrison: | Amasya |
Nickname: | Turkish Liberation Army |
Notable Commanders: | Nureddin Pasha |
The Central Army (Modern Turkish: Merkez Ordusu) is one of the field armies of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence. Its headquarters was located at Amasya.
The Central Army has its foundations in remnants of the III Corps of the Ottoman Army.
In December, 1920, the Central Army was organized as follows: