Order of battle for the Battle of the Sakarya explained

On August 23, 1921, during the Battle of Sakarya, the opposing armies were deployed as follows:

Greek order of battle

In late July 1921, Greek Army of Asia Minor (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στρατιά Μικράς Ασίας), under Lt. Gen. Anastasios Papoulas (chief of staff Col. Konstantinos Pallis), comprised:

• I Corps (Maj. Gen. Alexandros Kontoulis)
  • 1st Infantry Division (Col. Athanasios Frangou)
    • 4th Infantry Regiment
    • 5th Infantry Regiment
    • 1/38 Evzone Regiment
  • 2nd Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Valettas)
    • 1st Infantry Regiment
    • 7th Infantry Regiment
    • 34th Infantry Regiment
  • 12th Infantry Division (Col. Periklis Kallidopoulos)
    • 14th Infantry Regiment
    • 41st Infantry Regiment
    • 46th Infantry Regiment
  • Artillery Regiment
• II Corps (Prince Andrew of Greece)
  • 5th Infantry Division (Col. Ioannis Trilivas)
    • 33rd Infantry Regiment
    • 43rd Infantry Regiment
    • 44th Infantry Regiment
  • 9th Infantry Division (Col. Kimon Digenis)
    • 25th Infantry Regiment
    • 26th Infantry Regiment
    • 3/40 Evzone Regiment
  • 13th Infantry Division (Col. Andreas Kallinskis-Roïdis)
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • 2nd Infantry Regiment
    • 5/42 Evzone Regiment
  • Artillery Regiment
  • Army Reserve Heavy Artillery Regiment
• III Corps (Maj. Gen. Georgios Polymenakos)
  • 3rd Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Nikolaidis)
    • 6th Infantry Regiment
    • 12th Infantry Regiment
    • 5/39 Evzone Regiment
  • 7th Infantry Division (Col. Andreas Platis)
    • 22nd Infantry Regiment
    • 23rd Infantry Regiment
    • 37th Infantry Regiment
  • 10th Infantry Division (Col. Petros Soumilas)
    • 27th Infantry Regiment
    • 28th Infantry Regiment
    • 30th Infantry Regiment
  • Artillery Regiment
  • 16th Infantry Regiment (detached from 11th Division)
  • Cavalry Brigade (Col. Panagiotis Nikolaidis)
    • 1st Cavalry Regiment
    • 3rd Cavalry Regiment
• Southern Group of Divisions (Maj. Gen. Nikolaos Trikoupis)
  • 4th Infantry Division (Col. Dimitrios Dimaras)
    • 8th Infantry Regiment
    • 11th Infantry Regiment
    • 35th Infantry Regiment
  • 11th Infantry Division (Col. Nikolaos Kladas)
    • 17th Infantry Regiment
    • 45th Infantry Regiment
• 9th Infantry Regiment
• 49th Infantry Regiment
• 18th Infantry Regiment
• 47th Infantry Regiment

Turkish order of Battle

Commander in chief

Mirliva Mustafa Kemal Pasha

Chief of the General Staff: Birinci Ferik Mustafa Fevzi Pasha

Minister of National Defence: Mirliva Refet Pasha

• Western Front (Mirliva Ismet Pasha)
  • Cavalry Brigade
    • 21st Cavalry Regiment
    • Adatepe Cavalry
    • Militia Infantry
  • 2nd Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Edhem Servet Bey)
    • 2nd Cavalry Regiment
    • 4th Cavalry Regiment
    • 13th Cavalry Regiment
  • 3rd Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Ibrahim Bey)
    • 27th Cavalry Regiment
    • 28th Cavalry Regiment
  • Provisional Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Zeki Bey)
    • 35th Infantry Regiment
    • 52nd Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Militia Regiment
    • 2nd Militia Regiment
  • 3rd Caucasian Division (Kaymakam "Dadayli" Halid Bey)
    • 7th Infantry Regiment
    • 8th Infantry Regiment
    • 11th Infantry Regiment
  • 6th Division (Kaymakam Hussein Nazmi Bey)
    • 34th Infantry Regiment
    • 50th Infantry Regiment
    • 51st Infantry Regiment
    • 17th Stormtrooper Branch
    • 18th Stormtrooper Branch
    • 19th Stormtrooper Branch
    • 20th Stormtrooper Branch
  • 57th Division (Kaymakam Hasan Mumtaz Bey)
    • 37th Infantry Regiment
    • 39th Infantry Regiment
    • 176th Infantry Regiment
  • 29th Infantry Regiment
  • 47th Infantry Regiment
  • 48th Infantry Regiment
  • 49th Infantry Regiment
  • Artillery Regiment
  • Pioneer Battalion
  • Provisional Group (Miralay Kâzım "Köprülü" Bey)
    • 1st Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Osman Zati Bey)
      • 10 Cavalry Regiment
      • 11 Cavalry Regiment
      • 14 Cavalry Regiment
    • 1st Division (Kaymakam Abdul Rahman Nafiz Bey)
      • 3rd Infantry Regiment
      • 4th Infantry Regiment
      • 5th Infantry Regiment
    • 17th Division (Miralay Hussein Nureddin Bey)
      • 61st Infantry Regiment
      • 62nd Infantry Regiment
      • 63rd Infantry Regiment
    • 41st Division (Kaymakam Sherif Bey)
      • 12th Infantry Regiment
      • 16th Infantry Regiment
      • 19th Infantry Regiment
  • XII Group (Miralay "Deli" Halid Bey)
    • 11th Division (Miralay Abdul Rezzak Bey)
      • 170th Infantry Regiment
      • 126th Infantry Regiment
      • 127th Infantry Regiment
  • IV Group (Miralay Kemaleddin Sami Bey)
    • 5th Caucasian Division (Kaymakam Djemil Djahid Bey)
      • 9th Infantry Regiment
      • 10th Infantry Regiment
      • 13th Infantry Regiment
    • 61st Division (Miralay Mehmed Rushdi Bey)
      • 159th Infantry Regiment
      • 174th Infantry Regiment
      • 190th Infantry Regiment
  • III Group (Mirliva Yusuf Izzet Pasha)
    • 7th Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Dervish Bey)
      • 2nd Infantry Regiment
      • 23rd Infantry Regiment
      • 41st Infantry Regiment
    • 8th Division (Miralay Kiazim Bey)
      • 131st Infantry Regiment
      • 135th Infantry Regiment
      • 189th Infantry Regiment
    • 15th Division (Miralay Shukri Naili Bey)
      • 38th Infantry Regiment
      • 48th Infantry Regiment
      • 56th Infantry Regiment
  • II Group (Miralay Selâhaddin Âdil Bey)
    • 4th Division (Miralay Mehmed Sabri Bey)
      • 40th Infantry Regiment
      • 42nd Infantry Regiment
      • 58th Infantry Regiment
    • 5th Division (Kaymakam Kenan Bey)
      • 14th Infantry Regiment
      • 15th Infantry Regiment
      • 24th Infantry Regiment
    • 9th Division (Miralay Sidqi Bey)
      • 25th Infantry Regiment
      • 26th Infantry Regiment
      • 27th Infantry Regiment
  • I Group (Miralay Izzeddin Bey)
    • 23rd Division (Kaymakam Bıyıklıoğlu Omer Halis Bey)
      • 31st Infantry Regiment
      • 68th Infantry Regiment
      • 69th Infantry Regiment
    • 24th Division (Kaymakam Ahmed Fuad Bey)
      • 30th Infantry Regiment
      • 31st Infantry Regiment
      • 32nd Infantry Regiment
  • V Group (Cavalry) (Miralay Fahreddin Bey)
    • 14th Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Mehmed Subhi Bey)
      • 3rd Cavalry Regiment
      • 54th Cavalry Regiment
      • 55th Cavalry Regiment
    • 4th Cavalry Division (Kaymakam Arif Bey)
      • 5th Cavalry Regiment
      • 20th Cavalry Regiment

See also

• Order of battle for the Battle of Dumlupınar

Bibliography

• Celal Erikan, Komutan Atatürk, Cilt I-II, Üçüncü Basım, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001,, pp. 520–522.
• Türk İstiklâl Harbi: Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi ve Sonraki Harekât, II nci cilt, 5 nci kısım, 2 nci kitap, Genelkurmay Baskanlığı Harbi Tarihi Dairesi Resmî Yayınları, 1973, pp. 516–517.