Vardar Army
# 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.
