The XVII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 17 nci Kolordu or On Yedinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
Balkan Wars
Order of Battle, October 17, 1912 On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.
XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army) Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division
Order of Battle, October 29, 1912 On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army) Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Trabzon Redif Division
On November 7, 1912, the XVII Provisional Corps was inactivated.Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 125.
World War I
Order of Battle, 1915 XVII Corps (Gallipoli) 15th Division, 25th Division
Order of Battle, 1917 XVII Corps (Smyrna) None
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.
XVII Corps (Smyrna; present day: İzmir) 58th 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.
XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Nureddin Pasha) 56th Division (Smyrna) 172nd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Regiment 57th Division (Aydın) 135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
Order of Battle, May 15, 1919
On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Ali Nadir Pasha) 56th Division (Smyrna, Commander: Hürrem Bey) 172nd Infantry Regiment (Ayvalık, Commander: Ali Bey) 173rd Infantry Regiment (Urla, Commander: Kâzım Bey) 174th Infantry Regiment (Smyrna) 57th Division (Aydın, Commander: Şefik Bey) 135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment
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