title: Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)
text: # Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)
  
  The Sixth Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Altıncı Ordu) was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle 19th century during Ottoman military reforms.
  
  ## Formations
  
  ### Order of Battle, 1877
  
  In 1877, it was stationed in Baghdad. It was composed of:
  
  * Infantry: Six line regiments and six rifle battalion.
  * Cavalry: Two line regiments.
  * Artillery: One line regiment (9 batteries).
  * Engineer: One sapper company.
  
  ### Order of Battle, 1908
  
  After the Young Turk Revolution and the establishment of the Second Constitutional Era on July 3, 1908, new government initiate a major military reform. Army headquarters were modernized. Its operational area was Mesopotamia. It commanded the following active divisions: The Sixth Army also had inspectorate functions for four Redif (reserve) divisions:
  
  * Sixth Army
     * 11th Infantry Division (On Birinci Fırka)
     * 12th Infantry Division (On İkinci Fırka)
     * 6th Infantry Division (Altıncı Fırka)
     * 15th Artillery Brigade (On Beşinci Topçu Tugayı)
  * Redif divisions of the Sixth Army (name of the division denotes its location)
     * 21st Baghdad Reserve Infantry Division (Yirmi Birinci Bağdad Redif Fırkası)
     * 22nd Basra Reserve Infantry Division (Yirmi İkinci Basra Redif Fırkası)
     * 23rd Kelkit Reserve Infantry Division (Yirmi Üçüncü Kelkit Redif Fırkası)
     * 24th Musul Reserve Infantry Division (Yirmi Dördüncü Musul Redif Fırkası)
  
  ## World War I
  
  ### Order of Battle, August 1914
  
  In August 1914, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Sixth Army (Commander: Cavit Pasha)
     * XII Corps
        * 35th Division, 36th Division
     * XIII Corps
        * 37th Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, Late April 1915
  
  In late April 1915, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Sixth Army
     * 35th Division
     * Provisional Infantry Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915
  
  In late Summer 1915, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Sixth Army
     * Iraq Area Command
        * XIII Corps
           * 35th Division, 38th Division
        * XVIII Corps
           * 45th Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, January 1916
  
  In January 1916, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Sixth Army
     * Iraq Area Command
        * XIII Corps
           * 35th Division, 52nd Division
        * XVIII Corps
           * 45th Division, 51st Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, August 1916
  
  In August 1916, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * XIII Corps
     * 2nd Division, 4th Division, 6th Division
  * XVIII Corps
     * 35th Division, 45th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, December 1916
  
  In December 1916, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * XIII Corps
     * 2nd Division, 4th Division, 6th Division
  * XVIII Corps
     * 45th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Infantry Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918
  
  In August 1917, January, June 1918, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * XIII Corps
     * 2nd Division, 6th Division
  * XVIII Corps
     * 14th Division, 51st Division, 52nd Division
  * 46th Division
  
  ### Order of Battle, September 1918
  
  In September 1918, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * XIII Corps
     * 2nd Division, 6th Division
  * XVIII Corps
     * 14th Division, 46th Division
  
  ## After Mudros
  
  ### Order of Battle, November 1918
  
  In November 1918, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * XIII Corps
     * 2nd Division, 6th Division
  
  ## Sources
  
  * ↑ David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914-18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN 1-85532-412-1, p. 14.
  * 1 2 Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 44. (in Turkish)
  * ↑ Orhan Avcı, Irak'ta Türk Ordusu (1914-1918), Vadi Yayınları, 2004, ISBN 975-6768-51-7, p. 29. (in Turkish)
  * 1 2 Orhan Avcı, Irak'ta Türk Ordusu (1914-1918), Vadi Yayınları, 2004, ISBN 975-6768-51-7, p. 30. (in Turkish)
  * 1 2 T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 145. (in Turkish)
  * 1 2 3 4 Ian Drury, Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri, The Russo-Turkish War 1877, Men-at-Arms 277, Ospray Publishing Ltd., Reprinted 1999, ISBN 1-85532-371-0, p. 35.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913, Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003, p. 17.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 19.
  * ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, Balkan Harbi, 1912-1913: Harbin Sebepleri, Askerî Hazırlıklar ve Osmanlı Devletinin Harbe Girişi, Genelkurmay Basımevi, 1970, pp. 87-90. (in Turkish)
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 38.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 86.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 109.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 126.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 134.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 154.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 170, 181, 188.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 197.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
  