Turkish Army order of battle in 1941

This is the order of battle of the Turkish Army in June 1941. The formation named 941-A Seferî Kuruluş was as follows:[1]

First Army (Istanbul, Commander: Fahrettin Altay)

  • Thrace Area
    • X Corps (Kırklareli)
      • 46th Infantry Division
      • K.Gr.
    • 2nd Cavalry Division (elements reported at Lüleburgaz in 1935)[2]
    • Independent Armored Brigade
    • 26th Infantry Brigade
    • Kırklareli Brigade
  • Çatalca Area
    • XX Corps
      • 23rd Infantry Division
      • 24th Infantry Division
      • 33rd Infantry Division
      • 52nd Infantry Division
    • IV Corps (Çatalca)
    • Çatalca Fortified Area Command
    • III Corps (Çorlu)
      • 1st Infantry Division
      • 61st Infantry Division
      • 46th Infantry Division
      • 62nd Infantry Division
  • Istanbul and Bosporus Area
    • Istanbul Command
      • 11th Infantry Division
    • Bosporus Fortified Area Command

Second Army (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)

  • Dardanelles and Marmara Area
    • II Corps (Gelibolu)
      • 4th Infantry Division
      • 69th Infantry Division
      • 32nd Infantry Division
      • 66th Infantry Division
      • 72nd Infantry Brigade
    • Demirkapı Fortified Area Command
    • I Corps (Çanakkale)
      • 16th Infantry Division
      • 57th Infantry Division
    • Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
    • V Corps (Bursa)
      • 5th Infantry Division
      • 6th Infantry Division
      • 25th Infantry Division
  • Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
    • XII Corps (İzmir) (1945 Gen. Nuri Berköz took command)
      • 70th Infantry Division
      • 71st Infantry Division
      • 63rd Infantry Division
    • İzmir Fortified Area Command
    • Antalya Brigade

Third Army (Erzincan, Commander: Kâzım Orbay)

  • Eastern Area
    • IX Corps (Sarıkamış)
      • 9th Infantry Division
      • 3rd Infantry Division
      • 29th Infantry Division
      • 1st Cavalry Division
    • Erzurum Fortified Area Command
    • VIII Corps (Merzifon)
      • 12th Infantry Division
      • 15th Infantry Division
    • VII Corps (Diyarbakır)
      • 2nd Infantry Division
      • 10th Infantry Division
      • 53rd Infantry Division
    • XVIII Corps (Kars)
      • 48th Infantry Division
      • 51st Infantry Division
      • 67th Infantry Division
    • Kars Fortified Area Command

Under the direct control of the General Staff (Ankara, Fevzi Çakmak)

  • Kocaeli Area
    • VI Corps (Kocaeli)
      • 7th Infantry Division
      • 41st Infantry Division
      • 17th Infantry Division
  • Syrian Border

Sources
  1. Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (in Turkish)
  2. Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8, p 108.
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