The XIV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 14 ncü Kolordu or On Dördüncü Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

Formation

Order of battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XIV Corps was headquartered in Sana'a. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 383.

XIV Corps, Sana'a 39th Infantry Division, Sana'a 115th Infantry Regiment, Sana'a 116th Infantry Regiment, Zimar 117th Infantry Regiment, Umran, Zindiye, Shibam 39th Rifle Battalion, Su'il Hamis 40th Infantry Division, Hudeyde 118th Infantry Regiment, Hudeyde 119th Infantry Regiment, Taiz 120th Infantry Regiment, Hicce 40th Rifle Battalion, Sana'a 41st Infantry Division, Ebha 109th Infantry Regiment, Ebha 110th Infantry Regiment, Ebha 111th Infantry Regiment, Ebha 28th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Ebha Units of XIV Corps 37th Cavalry Regiment, Sana'a 27th Mountain Artillery Battalion, vicinity of Sana'a 14th Engineer Battalion, Sana'a Regular Battalion, Tehame Engineer Company, Sinan Paşa

World War I

Order of battle, December 1916 In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 154.

XIV Corps (Gallipoli) 57th Division, 59th Division

Order of battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918 In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 170, 181, 188, 197.

XIV Corps (Gallipoli) 57th Division

After Mudros

Order of battle, November 1918 In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 202.

XIV Corps (Gallipoli) 49th Division, 60th Division, 61st Division

Order of battle, January 1919 In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 209.Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, , p. 326.

XIV Corps (Thrace, Tekfurdağı; present day: Tekirdağ) 55th Division (Tekfurdağı) 168th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Regiment, 171st Infantry Regiment 61st Division (Bandırma) 180th Infantry Regiment, 188th Infantry Regiment, 190th Infantry Regiment

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