XII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The XII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 12 nci Kolordu or On İkinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

Order of battle, 1911
With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the XI Corps was headquartered in Musul. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:


 * XII Corps, Musul
 * 35th Infantry Division, Musul
 * 103rd Infantry Regiment, Revandiz
 * 104th Infantry Regiment, Musul
 * 105th Infantry Regiment, Musul
 * 35th Rifle Battalion, Musul
 * 35th Field Artillery Regiment, Musul
 * 35th Division Band, Musul
 * 36th Infantry Division, Kerkük
 * 106th Infantry Regiment, Kerkük
 * 107th Infantry Regiment, Kerkük
 * 108th Infantry Regiment, Süleymaniye
 * 36th Rifle Battalion, Kerkük
 * 36th Division Band, Kerkük


 * Units of XII Corps
 * 13th Cavalry Brigade, Kerkük
 * 33rd Cavalry Regiment, Kerkük
 * 34th Cavalry Regiment, Kerkük
 * 35th Cavalry Regiment, Kerkük
 * Border companies x 8

Order of battle, August 1914
In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Mesopotamia)
 * 35th Division, 36th Division

Order of battle, November 1914
In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria)
 * 35th Division, 36th Division

Order of battle, late April 1915
In late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria)
 * 38th Division

Order of battle, late summer 1915, January 1916
In late summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria-Palestine)
 * 41st Division, 42nd Division, 46th Division

Order of battle, August 1916, December 1916
In August 1916, December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria-Palestine)
 * 41st Division, 42nd Division, 43rd Division, 46th Division

Order of battle, August 1917
In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria-Palestine)
 * 3rd Division, 7th Division, 53rd Division

Order of battle, January 1918
In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria)
 * 3rd Division, 7th Division, 20th Division

Order of battle, June 1918
In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Palestine)
 * 3rd Division, 7th Division, 20th Division

Order of battle, September 1918
In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Anatolia)
 * 23rd Division

Order of battle, November 1918
In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Syria)
 * 23rd Division

Order of battle, January 1919
In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:


 * XII Corps (Anatolia, Konya)
 * 11th Division (Niğde)
 * 12th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Regiment, 127th Infantry Regiment
 * 41st Division (Karaman)
 * 131st Infantry Regiment, 132nd Infantry Regiment, 139th Infantry Regiment
 * 7th Cavalry Regiment
 * 20th Cavalry Regiment