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VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

Field	Value
unit_name	VIII Corps
Sekizinci Kolordu
dates	1911–
country	Ottoman Empire
type	Corps
garrison	Damascus
patron	Imperial standard of the Ottoman Sultan.svg Ottoman Sultan
battle_honours
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

Sekizinci Kolordu 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.

Formation

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:

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

Order of Battle, 19 October 1912

On 19 October 1912, the VIII Provisional Corps was placed under the Western Army and faced the Greek Army of Thessaly. Its composition was as follows:

22nd Regular (Nizamiye) Division
Nasliç Reserve (Redif) Division
Aydın Reserve (Redif) Division

Order of Battle, July 1913

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 25th Division, 26th Division

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1914

In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, November 1914

In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 23rd Division, 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, Late April 1915

In Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 8th Division, 10th Division, 23rd Division, 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916

In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria-Palestine)
- 23rd Division, 24th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, August 1916, December 1916

In August 1916, December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria-Palestine)
- 3rd Division, 23rd Division, 24th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 48th Division

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Syria)
- 43rd Division, 48th Division

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918

In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Palestine)
- 43rd Division, 48th Division

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

VIII Corps (Palestine)
- 48th Division, Provisional Infantry Division

Sources

References

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.

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