XXI Corps (Ottoman Empire) explained

Unit Name:	XXI Corps Yirmi Birinci Kolordu
Dates:	1916–
Country:	Ottoman Empire
Type:	Corps
Patron:	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Notable Commanders:	Miralay Nurettin Bey (October 1916-November 1918^[1])

The XXI Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 21 nci Kolordu or Yirmi Birinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918

In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:^[2]

• XXI Corps (Gallipoli)
  • 49th Division

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:^[3]

• XXI Corps (Gallipoli)
  • 49th Division

After Mudros

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:^[4]

• XXI Corps (Aydın)
  • 58th 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. 32.
2. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001,, p. 170, 181, 188.
3. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001,, p. 197.
4. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001,, p. 202.