III Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: "3üncü Kolordu" "or" "Üçüncü 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 III Corps was headquartered in Kırk Kilise. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: Balkan Wars. Order of Battle, October 17, 1912. On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: Order  of Battle, October 29, 1912. On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, November 17, 1912. On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, March 25, 1913. On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows: World War I. Order of Battle, August 1914, November 1914. In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, April 1915. In late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916. In late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was  structured as follows: Order of Battle, August 1916. In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, August 1917. In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, January 1918. In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, September 1918. In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows: The Ottoman III Corps has been described as consisting of 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions from the beginning of the war to late April 1915 when the 19th Infantry Division was added while it was serving at Gallipoli. In August  1916 while serving in the Caucasus it is said to have consisted of 1st, 7th, 14th and 53rd Infantry Divisions and by August 1917 it formed part of the 7th Army in Palestine and made up of the 224th and 50th Infantry Divisions. By January 1918 it consisted of 1st, 19th and 24th Infantry Divisions with the 3rd Cavalry Division added in June 1918. After Mudros. Order of Battle, November 1918. In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows: Order of Battle, January 1919. In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows: III Corps (Ottoman Empire) The III