Second Eastern Army (Ottoman Empire) Explained

Unit Name:	Second Eastern Army
Dates:	October 29^[1] -November 7, 1912^[2]
Country:	Ottoman Empire
Type:	Field Army
Patron:	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Notable Commanders:	Ferik Hamdi Pasha

The Second Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: İkinci Şark Ordusu) was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the initial phase of the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulgarian forces. It was formed from units of reorganized Eastern Army on October 29, 1912.^[1]

Order of battle

October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the army was structured as follows:^[3]

• Second Eastern Army HQ: Ferik Hamdi Pasha
  • III Corps (commanded by Mirliva Mahmud Muhtar Pasha)
  • VII Provisional Corps
  • VIII Provisional Corps

Notes and References

1. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 101.
2. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 124.
3. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.