Turkish Second Army
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The Second Army of the Turkish Army
has the headquarters in Malatya
. It protects Anatolia
and it patrols the border with Syria
, Iraq
and Iran
.
Second Army HG (Commander: Yakup Şevki Pasha
, Chief of Staff: Hüseyin Hüsnü Bey
)
Second Army HQ (Balıkesir
, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman
)
Turkish Army
The Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...
has the headquarters in Malatya
Malatya
Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
. It protects Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
and it patrols the border with Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Order of battle, August 30, 1922
On August 30, 1922, the Second Army was organized as follows:Second Army HG (Commander: Yakup Şevki Pasha
Yakup Şevki Subaşı
Yakup Şevki Subaşı, also known as Yakub Shevki Pasha was a general of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
, Chief of Staff: Hüseyin Hüsnü Bey
Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir Erkilet
Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir Erkilet was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Works:*Yıldırım, İstanbul, 1921.*Büyük Harpte Tank Muharebesi...
)
- III Corps (Şükrü Naili BeyŞükrü Naili GökberkŞükrü Naili Gökberk was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)- 61st Infantry Division (Salih BeySalih OmurtakSalih Omurtak was a Turkish general and the fourth Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.-Biography:He was born 1889 in Salonica , then within the Ottoman Empire. He graduated from the Military College in 1907 with the rank of a lieutenant...
) - 41st Infantry Division (Alâattin Bey)
- 1st Infantry Division (Abdurrahman Nafiz BeyAbdurrahman Nafiz GürmanAbdurrahman Nafiz Gürman was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Works:*Piyadenin Muharebesi*Piyade Takımının Muharegesi...
)
- 61st Infantry Division (Salih Bey
- VI Corps (Kâzım BeyKâzım İnançKâzım İnanç was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)- 17th Infantry Division (Hüseyin Nurettin Bey)
- 16th Infantry Division (Aşir BeyAşir AtlıAşir Atlı was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)
Order of Battle, 1941
In June 1941, the Second Army was organized as follows:Second Army HQ (Balıkesir
Balikesir
Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman
Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman
Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Works:*Piyadenin Muharebesi*Piyade Takımının Muharegesi...
)
- Dardanelles and Marmara
- II Corps (GeliboluGeliboluGelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...
) - Demirkapı Fortified Area Command
- I Corps (ÇanakkaleÇanakkaleÇanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
) - Dardanelles Fortified Area CommandDardanelles Fortified Area CommandThe Dardanelles Fortified Area Command or Mediterranean Strait Fortified Area Command or Çanakkale Fortified Area Command was the Ottoman fortified area...
- V Corps (Bursa)
- II Corps (Gelibolu
- Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
- XII Corps (İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
) - İzmir Fortified Area Command
- XII Corps (İzmir
Order of Battle, 2010
Estimated order of battle includes:- VI Corps (AdanaAdanaAdana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
)- 5th Armored Brigade (GaziantepGaziantepGaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
) - 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (İskenderunIskenderunİskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
) - 106th Artillery Regiment (IslahiyeIslahiyeIslahiye is a town and district of Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey. It is a railway border crossing into Syria.The train station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria...
)
- 5th Armored Brigade (Gaziantep
- VII Corps (DiyarbakırDiyarbakırDiyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...
)- 3rd Tactical Infantry Division (YüksekovaYüksekovaYüksekova is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey, situated close to the border with Iran. Its location on the trade route between Iranian Azarbaijan and eastern Turkey made it an important juncture for travelers and the location of several ethnic groups that were active in regional trade....
) - 16th Mechanized Brigade (Diyarbakır)
- 20th Mechanized Brigade (ŞanlıurfaSanliurfaŞanlıurfa, , often simply known as Urfa in daily language , in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 482,323 inhabitants Şanlıurfa, , often simply known as Urfa in daily language (Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ Urhoy,Armenian Ուռհա Owr'ha, Arabic الرها ar-Ruhā), in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 482,323...
) - 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (MardinMardinMardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arabic-like architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.-History:...
) - 172nd Armored Brigade (SilopiSilopiSilopi is a district of Şırnak Province in Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region, close to the border with Iraq. The district, composed of Silopi center, 3 depending townships with own municipalities and 23 villages has an urban population of 73,400 .The Habur frontier gate, the only major...
) - 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice)
- 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (AkçayAkçayAkçay is a municipality in the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province in western Turkey. It is located in the Edremit Bay at the coast of north-eastern Aegean Sea, across the Greek island Mitilini....
) - 3rd Commando Brigade (SiirtSiirt- External links :* * * *...
) - 107th Artillery Regiment (SiverekSiverekSiverek is a town and district in the south-east of Turkey, in Şanlıurfa Province. Population 107,634 ; 247,000 .Siverek is in Şanlıurfa province but closer geographically to the large city of Diyarbakır...
)
- 3rd Tactical Infantry Division (Yüksekova
External links
- http://www.noev-kovcheg.ru/mag/2007-06/719.html - Russian page with details on 7th Corps of Second Army