Second Army (Ottoman Empire)

This article is about a field army of the Ottoman Empire. For a field army of the Republic of Turkey, see Second Army (Turkey).

Second Army
Active1873–
5 August – 18 November 1914[1]
5 December 1914[1]-10 December 1918[2]
Country Ottoman Empire
BranchArmy
TypeField Army
SizeEst.150.000
EngagementsCaucasus Campaign (World War I)
Battle of Muş
Battle of Bitlis
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1873–1876)

Vehib Pasha (November 1914 – February 1916)
Ahmed Izzet Pasha (February 1916 – March 1917)
Mustafa Kemal Pasha (March–July 1917)
Fevzi Pasha (July-7 November 1917)

Nihat Pasha (7 November 1917 – 4 February 1918)

The Second Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the late 19th century during Ottoman military reforms.

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918–1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)