title: Vardar Army
text: # Vardar Army
  
  The Vardar Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Vardar Ordusu) was one of the field armies under the command of the Western Army. It was formed during the mobilisation phase of the First Balkan War.
  
  ## Order of Battle, October 19, 1912
  
  On October 19, 1912, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Vardar Army HQ (Serbian Front, concentration center: Kumanovo)
     * V Corps
        * 13th Division, 15th Division, 16th Division
        * İştip Redif Division
     * VI Corps
        * 17th Division, 18th Division
        * Manastır Redif Division, Drama Redif Division
     * VII Corps
        * 19th Division
        * Üsküp Redif Division, Priştine Redif Division
     * II Provisional Corps
        * Uşak Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division, Denizli Redif Division
     * Firzovik Detachment
     * Taşlıca Detachment
     * Independent Cavalry Division
        * 7th Cavalry Brigade, 8th Cavalry Brigade
  
  ## Order of Battle, November 12, 1912
  
  On November 12, 1912, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Vardar Army HQ (Serbian Front, Monastir)
     * Northern Group
        * V Corps
           * 13th Division
           * 15th Division
           * 5th Rifle Regiment
           * 26th Cavalry Regiment
           * 19th Artillery Regiment
        * VII Corps
           * 19th Division
           * İştip Redif Division
           * 17th Cavalry Regiment
     * Southern Group
        * VI Corps
           * 16th Division
           * 18th Division
           * 6th Rifle Regiment
     * Southeastern Group
        * 17th Division
        * Manastır Redif Division
     * Independent Cavalry Brigade
  
  ## Order of Battle, November 16, 1912
  
  On November 16, 1912, the army was structured as follows:
  
  * Vardar Army HQ (Serbian Front, Monastir)
     * Left Flank Offensive Corps
        * VI Corps
           * 16th Division
           * 19th Division
           * Fethi Bey Detachment
           * Independent Cavalry Brigade
     * Right Flank Defensive Corps
        * VII Corps
           * İştip Redif Division
        * V Corps
           * 13th Division
           * 15th Division
           * 18th Division
  
  ## Sources
  
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 188.
  * ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 191.
  