The Caucasus Army Group or Caucasian Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Kafkas Ordular Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
| Caucasus Army Group | |
|---|---|
 Ahmet Izzet Pasha and his men | |
| Active | March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3] |
| Country |  Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Army group |
| Patron | Sultans of the Ottoman Empire |
| Engagements | Caucasus Campaign (World War I) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ahmet Izzet Pasha (March 8, 1917[1][2] - December 16, 1917[3]) |
Formation
editOrder of Battle, August 1917
editIn August 1917, the army group was structured as follows:[4]
- Caucasus Army Group (Birinci Ferik Ahmet Izzet Pasha)
- Second Army, (Mirliva Mustafa Fevzi Pasha)
- Third Army, (Ferik Mehmet Esat Pasha)
- I Caucasian Corps (Miralay Kâzım Karabekir Bey)
- II Caucasian Corps (Mirliva Yakup Şevki Pasha)
- V Corps
- Coastal Detachments
Sources
edit- ^ a b İsmet Görgülü, On Yıllık Harbin Kadrosu 1912-1922. Balkan - Birinci Dünya ve İstiklal Harbi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1993, p. 123. (in Turkish)
- ^ a b Enis Şahin, Trabzon ve Batum konferansları ve antlaşmaları, 1917-1918, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2002, p. 155. (in Turkish)
- ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwoodpress, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 180.
- ^ 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.