# XX Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The XX Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 20 nci Kolordu or Yirminci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

## World War I
### Order of Battle, December 1916

In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:
* XX Corps (Macedonian Front, Commander: Mirliva Abdülkerim Pasha)
** 49th Division (Commander: Miralay Mahmut Bey), withdrawn to Turkey on March 19, 1917.
*** 144th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Adil Bey)
*** 145th Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Ali Rıza Bey)
*** 146th Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Schierholz)
*** 46th Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı M. Behçet Bey).
** 50th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Şükrü Naili Bey, Chief of Staff: Yüzbaşı Tevfik Bey), withdrawn to Turkey in May 1917.
*** 157th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Akif Bey)
*** 158th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Nedim Bey)
*** 169th Inıfantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Servet Bey)
*** 50th Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Sadık Bey)

### Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:
* XX Corps (Syria-Palestine), Commander was Ali Fuat Cebesoy
** 16th Division, 54th Division

### Order of Battle, June 1918, September 1918

In June 1918, September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:
* XX Corps (Palestine)
** 26th Division, 53rd Division

## After Mudros
### Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:
* XX Corps (Syria)
** 1st Division, 43rd Division

### Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
* XX Corps (Anatolia, Ereğli)
** 23rd Division (Afyon)
*** 3rd Infantry Regiment, 58th Infantry Regiment, 143rd Infantry Regiment
** 24th Division (Ereğeli)
*** 69th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Regiment, 159th Infantry Regiment

## 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. 154. (in Turkish)
* ↑ İsmet Görgülü, On Yıllık Harbin Kadrosu: 1912 - 1922 (Balkan-Birinci Dünya ve İstiklâl Harbi), Türk Tarih Kurumu, 1993, p. 183. (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. 154.
* ↑ turkeyswar, Campaigns, Macedonia front.
* ↑ turkeyswar, Campaigns, Macedonia front.
* ↑ 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. 188, 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.
* ↑ 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. 209.
* ↑ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326.