XXI Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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.

XXI Corps
Yirmi Birinci Kolordu
Active1916–
CountryOttoman Empire
TypeCorps
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Miralay Nurettin Bey (October 1916-November 1918[1])

World War I

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

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

Order of Battle, September 1918

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

After Mudros

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Order of Battle, November 1918

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

Sources

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  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. (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, 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, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 197.
  4. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 202.