II Caucasian Corps (Ottoman Empire) explained

Unit Name:	II Caucasian Corps İkinci Kafkas Kolordusu
Dates:	September 1916–
Country:	Ottoman Empire
Type:	Corps
Patron:	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Battles:	Caucasus Campaign (World War I)
Notable Commanders:	Mirliva Mustafa Fevzi Pasha (September 7-July 5, 1917^[1]) Mirliva Yakup Şevki Pasha (August 10, 1917-June 8, 1918^[2])

The II Caucasian Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 2 nci Kafkas Kolordusu or İkinci Kafkas Kolordusu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

Formations

Order of Battle, December 1916, August 1917, January 1918

In December 1916, August 1917, January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:^[3]

• II Caucasian Corps (Caucasus)
  • 5th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 37th Caucasian Division

Notes and References

1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 54.
2. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 67.
3. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001,, p. 154, 170, 181.