Eastern Front (Turkey)

Eastern Front
ActiveJune 9–15, 1920–March 20, 1921
CountryTurkey
SizeFront
Part ofTurkish Army
Garrison/HQErzurum, Sarıkamış, Kars
EngagementsTurkish invasion of Armenia
Turkish invasion of Georgia
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Kâzım Karabekir Pasha
General Hüseyin Yalabık

The Eastern Front (Turkish: Şark Cephesi or Doğu Cephesi) was one of the fronts of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence. Its commanded all military units in Eastern Region. At first, its headquarters was located at Erzurum, and moved to Sarıkamış, then Kars during the Turkish invasion of Armenia (which itself is usually referred to synecdochically as the Eastern Front of the Turkish War of Independence).

The Eastern Front has its foundations in remnants of the XV Corps of the Ottoman Army. It engaged in the Turkish invasions of Armenia and Georgia.

Formations

Order of battle of the XV Corps, April 2, 1919

On April 2, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows:

Order of Battle of the XV Corps, May 15, 1919

On May 15, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows:

Order of Battle, June 22, 1920

On June 22, 1920, the Eastern Front was organized as follows:

Nahcivan Detachment

On August 11, 1920, the Nahcivan Detachment was organized as follows:

Order of Battle, October 1, 1922

On October 1, 1922, the Eastern Front still existed.

Sources

  1. ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972.
  2. ↑ Türk İstiklâl Harbi III ncü Cilt: Doğu Cephesi (1919 - 1921), Genelkurmay Askerî Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Yayınları, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-409-050-5, pp .45-48.

See also