XV Corps On Beşinci Kolordu | |
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Active | 1915–2005 [1] |
Country | Ottoman Empire (1915–1923) Turkey (1923–) |
Type | Corps |
Patron | Ottoman Sultan (1915–1923) Citizens of the Republic of Turkey (1923–) |
Engagements | Gallipoli Campaign (World War I) Eastern Front (World War I) Brusilov Offensive (Galicia Front) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Mirliva Weber Pasha (April 4, 1915[2]) Miralay Yakup Şevki Bey (May 3, 1916 – November 18, 1916[3]) Mirliva Cevat Pasha (November 18, 1916 – August 19, 1917[4]) Miralay Ahmet Fevzi Bey Mirliva Mehmet Ali Pasha Mirliva Ali Rıza Pasha Mirliva Kâzım Karabekir Pasha (March 3, 1919 – June 9, 1920[5]) |
The XV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 15'inci Kolordu or On Beşinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
480 soldiers of the XV Corps, who fought on the Galicia front and died, are buried at the Budapest Turkish Memorial Cemetery within the New Public Cemetery (Hungarian: Új köztemető) in Budapest, Hungary. Eleven graves are of unknown soldiers.[6]