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)
  - 8th Infantry Division
  - 22nd Infantry Division
  - 28th Infantry Division
  - 64th Infantry Division
- 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
- XVII Corps (Maraş)
  - 20th Infantry Division
  - 39th Infantry Division
  - 14th Cavalry Division
  - 68th Infantry Brigade

Sources

↑ Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (Turkish)
↑ 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.

Turkish Army during World War II

Army	1st Army 2nd Army 3rd Army

Areas	Thrace Çatalca Istanbul and Bosphorus Dardanelles and Marmara Aegean and Mediterranean coasts East Kocaeli Syrian Border

Corps	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XII XVII XVIII XX Istanbul Command

Fortified Areas	Dardanelles Bosporus Çatalca Demirkapı İzmir Erzurum Kars

Infantry Divisions	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 24 17 20 22 23 24 25 28 29 32 33 39 41 46 48 51 52 53 57 61 62 63 64 66 67 69 70 71

Other Divisions	1 Cav. 2 Cav. 14 Cav.

Brigades	26th Infantry Brigade Kırklareli Brigade 72nd Infantry Brigade Antalya Brigade 68th Infantry Brigade Independent Armored Brigade

Others	Çakmak Line 941-A Seferî Kuruluş

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