# V Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The V Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 5 nci Kolordu or Beşinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during 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 V Corps was headquartered in Salonika. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:
* V Corps, Salonika
** 13th Infantry Division, Salonika
*** 37th Infantry Regiment, Salonika
*** 38th Infantry Regiment, Salonika
*** 39th Infantry Regiment, Salonika
*** 13th Rifle Battalion, Salonika
*** 13th Field Artillery Regiment, Salonika
*** 13th Division Band, Salonika
** 14th Infantry Division, Serez
*** 40th Infantry Regiment, Serez
*** 41st Infantry Regiment, Nevrekop
*** 42nd Infantry Regiment, Cuma-i Bala
*** 14th Rifle Battalion, Yemen
*** 14th Field Artillery Regiment, Serez
*** 14th Division Band, Serez
** 15th Infantry Division, Usturmaca
*** 43rd Infantry Regiment, Usturmaca
*** 44th Infantry Regiment, Petriç
*** 45th Infantry Regiment, Petriç
*** 15th Rifle Battalion, Gevgili
*** 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Salonika
*** 15th Division Band, Usturmaca
* Units of V Corps
* 5th Rifle Regiment, Salonika
* 6th Cavalry Brigade, Gevgili
** 14th Cavalry Regiment, Gevgili
** 25th Cavalry Regiment, Serez
** 26th Cavalry Regiment, Salonika
* 5th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Katerin
* 6th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Katerin
* 4th Field Howitzer Battalion, Demir Hisar
* 5th Engineer Battalion, Gevgili
* 5th Transport Battalion, Salonika
* Salonika Port Command, Salonika
** Heavy Artillery Battalion, Salonika
** Torpedo Detachment, Salonika
** Searchlight Detachment, Salonika
* Border Detachment

## Balkan Wars
### Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Serbian front, under the command of the Vardar Army of the Western Army)
** 13th Division, 15th Division, 16th Division
** İştip Redif Division

### Order of Battle, November 12, 1912

On November 12, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (under the command of the Northern Group of the Vardar Army)
** 13th Division, 15th Division
** 5th Rifle Regiment, 26th Cavalry Regiment, 19th Artillery Regiment

### Order of Battle, November 16, 1912

On November 16, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (under the command of Right Flank Defensive Corps of the Vardar Army)
** 13th Division, 15th Division, 18th Division

## World War I
### Order of Battle, August 1914

In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Anatolia)
** 13th Division, 14th Division, 15th Division

### Order of Battle, November 1914, late April 1915

In November 1914, Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Thrace)
** 13th Division, 14th Division, 15th Division

### Order of Battle, late Summer 1915, January 1916

In late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Gallipoli)
** 13th Division, 14th Division, 15th Division

### Order of Battle, August 1916

In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Caucasus)
** 9th Division, 10th Division, 13th Division

### Order of Battle, December 1916, August 1917

In December 1916, August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:
* V Corps (Caucasus)
** Coastal Detachments

## Sources

* ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 54. (in Turkish)
* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, pp. 375-376.
* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 188.
* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 191.
* ↑ 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, 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.
* ↑ 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. 154, 170.