the army was still in the process of reorganization when the war began. with the escalation of the crisis between the balkan states and the ottoman empire, on , a general mobilization was declared. the existing units were brought up to full complement, and the 5th, 6th, and 7th infantry divisions were set up. this brought the peacetime establishment of ca. 25,000 men up to ca. 110,000. in contrast to pre-war planning, no army corps were established; instead, the divisions were directly subordinated to ghq.