Scutari Corps
# Scutari Corps

The Scutari Corps, Işkodra Corps or Shkodër Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: İşkodra Kolordusu) was one of the corps under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Scutari (present day: Shkodër) area during the First Balkan War.

## Balkan Wars

### Order of Battle, October 19, 1912

On October 19, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

* Scutari Corps HQ (Montenegrin Front, under the command of the Western Army, commander: Kurmay Miralay Hasan Riza Bey, chief of staff: Kurmay Kaymakam Abdurrahman Nafiz Bey)
   * 24th Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Hasan Riza Bey)
      * 70th Infantry Regiment
      * 71st Infantry Regiment
      * 72nd Infantry Regiment
      * 24th Artillery Regiment
      * 24th Rifle Battalion
   * Elbesan Redif Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Djemal Bey, chief of staff: Staff Captain Asim Bey)
      * Elbasan Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Omer Efendi)
         * Elbasan Redif Battalion
         * Libraşt Redif Battalion
         * Gramış Redif Battalion
      * Tiran Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Edhem Efendi)
         * Tiran Redif Battalion
         * Erzen Redif Battalion
         * Akçahisar Redif Battalion
      * Berat Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain Arif Efendi)
         * Berat Redif Battalion
         * Devol Redif Battalion
         * Skrapar Redif Battalion
      * Draç Redif Regiment (commander: Staff Captain M. Salim Efendi)
         * Draç Redif Battalion
         * Peklin Redif Battalion
         * Kavala Redif Battalion
         * Bosna Redif Battalion
   * Provisional Regular Division (commander: Kurmay Miralay Sadik Bey, chief of staff: Staff Captain Sherif Bey)
      * 3rd battalion of the 50th Infantry Regiment
      * 1st battalion of the 51st Infantry Regiment
      * 1st and 2nd battalions of the 53rd Infantry Regiment
      * 54th Infantry Regiment
   * Scutari Fortified Area Command
   * Debre Redif Battalion
   * Debre-i Bâlâ Redif Battalion
   * Debre-i Zîr Redif Battalion
   * Mat Redif Battalion
   * Rakalar Redif Battalion

## Sources

* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 236.
* ↑ Richard C. Hall, The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913: Prelude to the First World War, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 978-0-415-22946-3, p. 55.
* ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.
* ↑ Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Tarihi: Balkan Harbi, Garp Ordusu Karadağ Cephesi, III ncü Cilt 3 ncü Kısım, Genelkurmay Basımevi, 1993, Kuruluşlar no 2-5.
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