1st Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)

1st Expeditionary Force (Ottoman Empire)

1st Expeditionary Force Birinci Kuvve-i Seferiye
Active Country Type Patron November 1914
[1]

20 September 1915

[2]

Ottoman Empire Expeditionary Force Sultans of the Ottoman Empire

Engagements Caucasus Campaign (World War I) Battle of Dilman Second Battle of Tortum

Commanders
Notable Kaymakam Kzm Karabekir Bey commanders Kaymakam Ali hsn Bey

1st Expeditionary Force or First Expeditionary Force of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Birinci Kuvve-i Seferiye) was one of the expeditionary forces of the Ottoman Army.

Order of Battle
In December 1914, the 1st Expeditionary Force was structured as follows:[3] 1st Expeditionary Force HQ (commander: Kaymakam Kzm Karabekir Bey) 7th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division, zmit) 9th Infantry Regiment (3rd Division, Adapazar) 44th Infantry Regiment (15th Division, Kayseri) 3rd Battalion (Mountain Howitzer) (4th Artillery Regiment, Edirne) 4th Artillery Regiment

Notes
[1] Erickson 2007, p. 70. [2] Erickson 2007, p. 72. [3] Erickson 2007, p. 71.

References
Erickson, Edward J. (2007). Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study. London: Routledge. ISBN978-0-415-77099-6.

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