Eastern Army Group (Ottoman Empire)

Eastern Army Group
Eastern Army Group
Active	June 7 – October 21, 1918
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Army group
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Engagements	Caucasus Campaign (World War I)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Vehip Pasha (June 7 – June 29, 1918); Halil Pasha (June 29-October 21, 1918)

The Eastern Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Şark Ordular Grubu or Şark Orduları Grubu) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

World War I

In June 1918, the army group was structured as follows:^[4]

Eastern Army Group (Ferik Vehip Pasha)

In September 1918, the army group was structured as follows:^[5]

Eastern Army Group (Ferik Halil Pasha)

Third Army, (Ferik Mehmed Esad Pasha)
- 3rd Caucasian Division, 10th Caucasian Division, 36th Caucasian Division
Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
- 9th Caucasian Division, 11th Caucasian Division, 12th Division, Independent Cavalry Brigade
Army Of Islam (Mirliva ve Fahri Ferik Nuri Pasha)
- 5th Caucasian Division, 15th Division

In November 1918, the army group was structured as follows:^[6]

Ninth Army, (Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha)
- 3rd Caucasian Division (Ahıska)
- 9th Caucasian Division (south of Erzincan)
- 10th Caucasian Division (Batum - moving to Constantinople)
- 11th Caucasian Division (Hoy)
- 36th Caucasian Division (from Third Army, Gümrü)
- 12th Division (Serdarabad)
- Independent Cavalry Brigade
Army Of Islam (to October 27, 1918^[2])
- 5th Caucasian Infantry Division (Bakü)
- 15th Division (North Caucasus)

^ ^a ^b Edward J. Erickson, Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwoodpress, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 187.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 31. (in Turkish)
^ Nâsir Yücer, Birinci Dünya Savaşı'nda Osmanlı Ordusu'nun Azerbaycan ve Dağıstan Harekâtı: Azerbaycan ve Dağıstan'ın Bağımsızlığını Kazanması, 1918, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1996, ISBN 978-975-00524-0-8, p. 82. (in Turkish)
^ 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.
^ 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. 202.