VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

Active1911–

Country

VIII Corps Sekizinci Kolordu
Active	1911–
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Damascus
Patron	Ottoman Sultan
Commanders
Notable commanders	Miralay Mersinli Cemal Bey Miralay Ali Fuat Bey Miralay Yasin Hilmi Bey Miralay Selâhattin Bey Miralay Ali İhsan Sâbis Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein

The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 8 nci Kolordu or Sekizinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century as part of the Ottoman military reforms.

Order of Battle, 1911

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the VIII Corps was headquartered in Damascus. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:^[1]

VIII Corps, Damascus
- 25th Division, Dera
  - 73rd Infantry Regiment, Dera
  - 74th Infantry Regiment, Suveydiye
  - 75th Infantry Regiment, Kerek
  - 25th Rifle Battalion, Maan
  - 25th Division Band, Dera
- 26th Division, Halep
  - 76th Infantry Regiment, Halep
  - 77th Infantry Regiment, Maraş
  - 78th Infantry Regiment, Adana
  - 26th Rifle Battalion, Halep
  - 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Halep
  - 26th Division Band, Halep
- 27th Division, Beyrut
  - 79th Infantry Regiment, Hayfa
  - 80th Infantry Regiment, Beyrut
  - 81st Infantry Regiment, Kudüs
  - 27th Rifle Battalion, Mesiha
  - 27th Division Band, Beyrut
Units of VIII Corps
8th Rifle Regiment, Damascus
9th Cavalry Brigade, Damascus
- 28th Cavalry Regiment, Dera
- 29th Cavalry Regiment, Amman
- 30th Cavalry Regiment, Damascus
2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion, Damascus
8th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Damascus
6th Engineer Battalion, Humus
6th Transport Battalion, Damascus
Railroad Regiment, Medina

Balkan Wars

World War I

Sources

↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 379.
↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
↑ 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. 38.
↑ 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. 43.
↑ 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. 86.
↑ 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. 109, 126.
↑ 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. 134, 154.
↑ 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.
↑ 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. 181.
↑ 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. 188.
↑ 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. 197.

v t e Ottoman Forces during the Balkan Wars
Army	Eastern 1^st Eastern 2^nd Eastern Western Vardar Chataldja Gallipoli
Corps	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XVII Reserve XVIII Reserve Scutari Maydos Bolayır Struma Yanya Karadağ Border
Detachments	Firzovik Galip Pasha İpek Karaburun Kavak Kırcaali Menderes Nevrekop Priştine Taşlıca
Fortified Areas	Dardanelles Bosporus Chataldja Adrianople Yanya İşkodra Erzurum
Regular Infantry Divisions	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Reserve Infantry Divisions	Afyon Redif Tümeni: Afyon Redif Alayı (Afyon, Sincanlı, Sandıklı Taburu) Akşehir Redif Alayı (Akşehir, Yalvaç, Bolvadin Taburu) Aydın Redif Tümeni: Aydin Redif Alayı (Aydin, Çine, Bozdoğan Taburu) Nazilli Redif Alayı (Nazilli, Karacasu, Sarayköy Taburu) Babaeski Redif Tümeni: Babaeski Redif Alayı (Babaeski, Uzunköprü, Hayrabolu Taburu) Çorlu Redif Alayı (Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Çatalca Taburu) Kırklareli Redif Alayı (Kırklareli, Lüleburgaz, Vize Taburu) Keşan Redif Alayı (Keşan, Gelibolu, Malkara Taburu) Çanakkale Redif Tümeni: Çanakkale Redif Alayı (Çanakkale, Lapseki Taburu) Pazar Redif Alayı (Pazar, Biga, Karabey Taburu) Biga Redif Alayı (1°, 2° Biga, Karabiga Taburu) Denizli Redif Tümeni: Denizli Redif Alayı (Denizli, Hunas, Tavas, Tefenni Taburu) Çivril Redif Alayı (Çivril, Çal, Uluborlu Taburu) Isparta Redif Alayı (Isparta, Burdur, Egridir Taburu) Drama Redif Tümeni: Kavala Redif Alayı (Kavala, Bük, Pravişte Taburu) Drama Redif Alayı (Drama, Nusretli, Rakeştan Taburu) Nevrekop Redif Alayı (Nevrekop, Karasu, Razlik, Devlen Taburu) Edirne Redif Tümeni: Edirne Redif Alayı (1. 2. 3. Edirne, Mustafa Paşa Taburu) Koşukavak Redif Alayı (1. 2. Koşukavak, Ortaköy Taburu) Dedeağaç Redif Alayı (Dedeağaç, Dimetoka, Sofulu Taburu) Elbasan Redif Tümeni: Elbasan Redif Alayı (Elbasan, Libraşt, Gramiş Taburu) Tiran Redif Alayı (Tiran, Erzen, Akçahisar Taburu) Berat Redif Alayı (Berat, Devol, Skrapar Taburu) Draç Redif Alayı (Draç, Kavaya, Peklin, Luşna Taburu) Ereğli Redif Tümeni: Ereğli Redif Alayı (Ereğli, Devrek, Gerede Taburu) Bolu Redif Alayı (Bolu, Düzce, Göynük Taburu) Bartın Redif Alayı (Bartın, Çaycuma, Safranbolu Taburu) Fatih Redif Tümeni: Fatih Redif Alayı, Süleymaniye Redif Alayı, Hırka-i-Şerif Redif Alayı Gümülcine Redif Tümeni: Gümülcine Redif Alayı (1. 2. 3. Gümülcine Taburu) Sultanyeri Redif Alayı (1. 2. Sultanyeri, Kırcaali Taburu) İskeçe Redif Alayı (1. 2. İskeçe Taburu) İştip Redif Tümeni: İştip Redif Alayı (İştip, Hotina, Radovişte Taburu) Koçana Redif Alayı (Koçana, Bereketli Taburu) Köprülü Redif Alayı (Köprülü, Babone, Tikveş Taburu) İzmit Redif Tümeni: İzmit Redif Alayı (İzmit, Adapazarı, Karamürsel, Şile Taburu) Bilecik Redif Alayı (Bilecik, Geyve, Söğüt Taburu) Eskişehir Redif Alayı (Eskişehir, Seyitgazi, Sivrihisar Taburu) Kastamonu Redif Tümeni: Kastamonu Redif Alayı (Kastamonu, Daday, Araç, Taşköprü Taburu) İnebolu Redif Alayı (İnebolu, Cide, Küre-i Nuhas Taburu) Sinop Redif Alayı (Sinop, Ayancık, Boyabat Taburu) Kayseri Redif Tümeni: Kayseri Redif Alayı (Kayseri, Erkilet, Boğazlıyan Taburu) Nevşehir Redif Alayı (Nevşehir, Ürgüp, Aksaray Taburu) Develi Redif Alayı (Develi, Tavlon, Niğde Taburu) Kırcaali: Kircaali Redif Alayı (1., 2., 3.Kırcaali Taburu) Palas Redif Alayı (1., 2.Palas, Darıdere Taburu) Eğri Dere Redif Alayı (1., 2., 3.Eğridere Taburu) Konya Redif Tümeni: Konya Redif Alayı (Konya, Sille, Ilgin Taburu) Seydişehir Redif Alayı (Seydişehir, Beyşehir, Akseki Taburu) Karaman Redif Alayı (Karaman, Ereğli, Bozkır Taburu) Manastır Redif Tümeni: Manastir Redif Alayı (Manastir, Resne, Filorina, Ohri Taburu) Pirlepe Redif Alayı (Pirlepe, Kirçova, Kroşova Taburu) Mitroviça Redif Tümeni: Mitroviça Redif Alayı (Mitroviça, Yenipazar, Ibre Taburu) Seniçe Redif Alayı (Seniçe, Prepol, Taşlıca Taburu) Nasliç Redif Tümeni: Nasliç Redif Alayı (Nasliç, Kesriye, Bihlişte Taburu) Görice Redif Alayı (Görice, Malik, Starova Taburu) Kozana Redif Alayı (Kozana, Serfiçe, Kayalar, Soroviç Taburu) Pirizren Redif Tümeni: Gore Redif Alayı (Gore-i Bâla, Gore-i Zir, Luma Taburu) Geylan Redif Alayı (Geylan, Morava-i Bâla, Morava-i Zir, Firzovik Taburu) Prizren Redif Alayı (1. Prizren, 2. Prizren, Şart Taburu) Selanik Redif Tümeni: Vodina Redif Alayı (Vodina, Karacaova, Kareferye Taburu) Vardar Redif Alayı (Vardar, Yenice, Gevgeli Taburu) Selanik Redif Alayı (Selanik, Kesendire, Sanayi Taburu) Kelemeriye Redif Alayı (Kelemeriye, Langaza Taburu) Samsun Redif Tümeni: Samsun Redif Alayı (Samsun, Çarşamba, Bafra Taburu) Ünye Redif Alayı (Ünye, Perşembe, Fatsa Taburu) Giresun Redif Alayı (Giresun, Ordu, Tirebolu Taburu) Serez Redif Tümeni: Serez Redif Alayı (Serez, Nigrita, Demirhisar, Menlik Taburu) Ustrumca Redif Alayı (Ustrumca, Petriç, Osmaniye Taburu) Avrathisar Redif Alayı (Avrathisar, Doyran Taburu) İzmir Redif Tümeni: Akhisar Redif Alayı (Akhisar, Sındırgı, Manisa Taburu) Soma Redif Alayı (Soma, Bergama, Dikili Taburu) İzmir Redif Alayı (İzmir, Bornova, Menemen Taburu) Uşak Redif Tümeni: Uşak Redif Alayı (Uşak, Eşme, Kula Taburu) Simav Redif Alayı (Simav, Gediz, Emet Taburu) Kasaba Redif Alayı (Kasaba, Demirci, Alaşehir Taburu) Selimiye Redif Tümeni: Üsküdar Redif Alayı, Cihangir Redif Alayı, Kasımpaşa Redif Alayı Üsküp Redif Tümeni: Üsküp Redif Alayı (Üsküp, Acarlar, Kaçanik Taburu) Preşova Redif Alayı (Preşova, Bilaç, Kumanova Taburu) Kalkandelen Redif Alayı (Kalkandelen, Şar, Gostivar Taburu) Yanya Redif Tümeni: Yanya Redif Alayı (Yanya, Aydonat, Filat, Margiliç Taburu) Ergeri Redif Alayı (Ergeri, Permedi, Leskovik, Devline Taburu) Avlonya Redif Alayı (Avlonya, Tepedelen, Fiyer, Malakas Taburu)
Cavalry Divisions	Ind. Cav. 1st Tribal Cav. 2nd Tribal Cav. 3rd Tribal Cav. 4th Tribal Cav.
Ottoman Navy	Fleet organisation

v t e Ottoman Forces during World War I
Army groups	Yildirim Caucasus Eastern
Armies	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Corps	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXV Iraq Area Halil I Caucasian II Caucasian Hejaz
Fortified areas	Dardanelles Bosphorus Chataldja Adrianople Smyrna Erzurum Kars
Infantry divisions	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 1 Caucasian 2 Caucasian 3 Caucasian 5 Caucasian 9 Caucasian 10 Caucasian 11 Caucasian 36 Caucasian 37 Caucasian
Other divisions	1 Cavalry 2 Cavalry 3 Cavalry Van Gendarmerie
Others	1st Expeditionary Force 5th Expeditionary Force German Asia Corps Africa Hejaz Expeditionary Force 1st Provisional Force 2nd Provisional Force Islamic Army of the Caucasus 57 Rgt. 177 Rgt.

VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

Order of Battle, 1911

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, 19 October 1912

Order of Battle, July 1913

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914

Order of Battle, November 1914

Order of Battle, Late April 1915

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

Order of Battle, August 1916, December 1916

Order of Battle, August 1917

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

Order of Battle, September 1918

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