XV Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The XV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 15 nci Kolordu or On Beşinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I. Ottoman XV Army Corps sustained overall losses of around 25,000 in Galicia.

480 soldiers of the XV Corps, who fought on the Galicia front and fallen, are buried at the Budapest Turkish Memorial Cemetery within the New Public Cemetery (Új köztemető) in Budapest, Hungary. Eleven graves are of unknown soldiers.

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


 * XV Corps (Gallipoli)
 * 3rd Division, 11th Division

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


 * XV Corps (Galicia, Commander: Miralay Yakup Şevki Bey)


 * 19th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Şefik Bey, Chief of Staff: Binbaşı Lütfü Bey)
 * 57th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Hayri Bey)
 * 72nd Infantry Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Rıfat Bey)
 * 77th Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Saip Bey)
 * Machine Gun Detachments x 2
 * 5th Company of the 4th Cavalry Regiment
 * Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Ziya)
 * 2nd Battalion of 25th Artillery Regiment
 * 1st Battalion of 9th Artillery Regiment
 * 4th Engineer Company of 3rd Engineer Battalion
 * 19th Medical Company
 * Signal Detachment


 * 20th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Yasin Hilmi Bey, Chief of Staff: Captain İsmail Hakkı)
 * 61st Infantry Regiment (Commander: Kaymakam Bahaattin Bey)
 * 62nd Infantry Regiment(Commander; Binbaşı Nazmi Bey)
 * 63rd Infantry Regiment (Commander; Binbaşı Ahmet Muhtar Bey)
 * Machine Gun Detachments x 2
 * 6th Company of 12th Cavalry Regiment
 * 20th Artillery Regiment (Commander: Binbaşı Süleyman Avni Bey)
 * 4th Engineer Company of 4th Engineer Battalion

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


 * XV Corps (Galicia, Commander: Mirliva Cevat Pasha)
 * 19th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Sedat Bey)
 * 20th Division (Commander: Kaymakam Yasin Hilmi Bey)

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


 * XV Corps (Syria)
 * 19th Division, 20th Division

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


 * XV Corps (Anatolia)
 * None

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


 * XV Corps (Anatolia)
 * 41st Division, 44th Division

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


 * XV Corps (Anatolia)
 * 41st Division, 44th Division

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


 * XV Corps (Caucasus, Erzurum)
 * 3rd Division (Tortum)
 * 7th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Regiment
 * 12th Division (Erzurum)
 * 30th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Regiment
 * 9th Caucasian Division (Hasankale; present day: Pasinler)
 * 17th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Regiment
 * 11th Caucasian Division (Van)
 * 18th Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Regiment