Turkish Army order of battle in 1941
This is the order of battle of the Turkish Army in June 1941. The formation named 941-A Seferî Kuruluş was as follows:[1]
First Army (Istanbul, Commander: Fahrettin Altay)
- Thrace Area
- X Corps (Kırklareli)
- 46th Infantry Division
- K.Gr.[citation needed]
- 2nd Cavalry Division (elements reported at Lüleburgaz in 1935)[2]
- Independent Armored Brigade
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- Kırklareli Brigade
- X Corps (Kırklareli)
- Çatalca Area
- XX Corps
- 23rd Infantry Division
- 24th Infantry Division
- 33rd Infantry Division
- 52nd Infantry Division
- IV Corps (Çatalca)
- 8th Infantry Division
- 22nd Infantry Division
- 28th Infantry Division
- 64th Infantry Division
- Çatalca Fortified Area Command
- III Corps (Çorlu)
- 1st Infantry Division
- 61st Infantry Division
- 46th Infantry Division
- 62nd Infantry Division
- XX Corps
- Istanbul and Bosporus Area
- Istanbul Command
- 11th Infantry Division
- Bosporus Fortified Area Command
- Istanbul Command
Second Army (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)
- Dardanelles and Marmara Area
- II Corps (Gelibolu)
- 4th Infantry Division
- 69th Infantry Division
- 32nd Infantry Division
- 66th Infantry Division
- 72nd Infantry Brigade
- Demirkapı Fortified Area Command
- I Corps (Çanakkale)
- 16th Infantry Division
- 57th Infantry Division
- Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
- V Corps (Bursa)
- 5th Infantry Division
- 6th Infantry Division
- 25th Infantry Division
- II Corps (Gelibolu)
- Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
- XII Corps (İzmir) (1945 Gen. Nuri Berköz took command)
- 70th Infantry Division
- 71st Infantry Division
- 63rd Infantry Division
- İzmir Fortified Area Command
- Antalya Brigade
- XII Corps (İzmir) (1945 Gen. Nuri Berköz took command)
Third Army (Erzincan, Commander: Kâzım Orbay)
- Eastern Area
- IX Corps (Sarıkamış)
- 9th Infantry Division
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 29th Infantry Division
- 1st Cavalry Division
- Erzurum Fortified Area Command
- VIII Corps (Merzifon)
- 12th Infantry Division
- 15th Infantry Division
- VII Corps (Diyarbakır)
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 10th Infantry Division
- 53rd Infantry Division
- XVIII Corps (Kars)
- 48th Infantry Division
- 51st Infantry Division
- 67th Infantry Division
- Kars Fortified Area Command
- IX Corps (Sarıkamış)
Under the direct control of the General Staff (Ankara, Fevzi Çakmak)
- Kocaeli Area
- Syrian Border
- XVII Corps (Maraş)
- 20th Infantry Division
- 39th Infantry Division
- 14th Cavalry Division
- 68th Infantry Brigade
- XVII Corps (Maraş)
Sources
[edit]- ^ Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (in Turkish)
- ^ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8, p 108.