Turkish Army order of battle in 1941
# Turkish Army order of battle in 1941

This is the order of battle of the Turkish Army in June 1941. The formation named 941-A Seferî Kuruluş was as follows:

First Army (Istanbul, Commander: Fahrettin Altay)

* Thrace Area
   * X Corps (Kırklareli)
      * 46th Infantry Division
      * K.Gr.
   * 2nd Cavalry Division (elements reported at Lüleburgaz in 1935)
   * Independent Armored Brigade
   * 26th Infantry Brigade
   * Kırklareli Brigade
* Çatalca Area
   * XX Corps
      * 23rd Infantry Division
      * 24th Infantry Division
      * 33rd Infantry Division
      * 52nd Infantry Division
   * IV Corps (Çatalca)
      * 8th Infantry Division
      * 22nd Infantry Division
      * 28th Infantry Division
      * 64th Infantry Division
   * Çatalca Fortified Area Command
   * III Corps (Çorlu)
      * 1st Infantry Division
      * 61st Infantry Division
      * 46th Infantry Division
      * 62nd Infantry Division
* Istanbul and Bosporus Area
   * Istanbul Command
      * 11th Infantry Division
   * Bosporus Fortified Area Command

Second Army (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)

* Dardanelles and Marmara Area
   * II Corps (Gelibolu)
      * 4th Infantry Division
      * 69th Infantry Division
      * 32nd Infantry Division
      * 66th Infantry Division
      * 72nd Infantry Brigade
   * Demirkapı Fortified Area Command
   * I Corps (Çanakkale)
      * 16th Infantry Division
      * 57th Infantry Division
   * Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
   * V Corps (Bursa)
      * 5th Infantry Division
      * 6th Infantry Division
      * 25th Infantry Division
* Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
   * XII Corps (İzmir) (1945 Gen. Nuri Berköz took command)
      * 70th Infantry Division
      * 71st Infantry Division
      * 63rd Infantry Division
   * İzmir Fortified Area Command
   * Antalya Brigade

Third Army (Erzincan, Commander: Kâzım Orbay)

Under the direct control of the General Staff (Ankara, Fevzi Çakmak)

* Kocaeli Area
   * VI Corps (Kocaeli)
      * 7th Infantry Division
      * 41st Infantry Division
      * 17th Infantry Division
* Syrian Border
   * XVII Corps (Maraş)
      * 20th Infantry Division
      * 39th Infantry Division
      * 14th Cavalry Division
      * 68th Infantry Brigade

## Sources

* ↑ Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (in Turkish)
* ↑ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8, p 108.
