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The Yildirim Army Group or Thunderbolt Army Group of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Yıldırım Ordular Grubu) or Army Group F (German: Heeresgruppe F) was one of the army groups of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.
In August 1917, the army group was structured as follows:[6]
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In January 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[10]
In June 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[11]
In September 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[12]
In November 1918, the army group was structured as follows:[13]
In April 1919, Şevket Turgut Pasha, Cevat Çobanlı and Fevzi Çakmak hold a secret meeting in Constantinople. They prepared a report called "Trio Oath" (Üçler Misâkı) and decided to establish army inspectorate for the defense of homeland. In late April, Fevzi Çakmak submitted this report to the Minister of War Şakir Pasha. On April 30, 1919, the War Ministry and Sultan Mehmed VI ratified the decision about the establishing of army inspectorates that had been accepted by the Chief of General Staff[14] And then the First Army Troops Inspectorate (stationed in Constantinople, Fevzi Çakmak), the Yildirim Troops Inspectorate (stationed in Konya, Cemal Mersinli, later Second Army Inspectorate) Inspectorate, the Ninth Army Troops Inspectorate (stationed in Erzurum, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, later Third Army Inspectorate) was formed. Additionally, the Rumeli Military Troops Inspectorate (Nureddin Pasha) would be established and the XIII Corps would be under the direction of the Ministry of War.[15] In May 1919, the army inspectorate was structured as follows:[16][17]
Ankara, Turkish language, İsmet İnönü, Turkey, Ottoman Empire
Turkey, Byzantine Empire, World War I, Turkish language, Sultanate of Rum
III Corps (Ottoman Empire), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Fevzi Çakmak, Ottoman Empire, Field army, Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom, World War I, Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, France
United Kingdom, Ottoman Empire, İsmet İnönü, 53rd (Welsh) Division, 8th Mounted Brigade
World War I, British Empire, Gallipoli Campaign, Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Ottoman Empire
World War I, Ottoman Empire, British Empire, German Empire, France
World War I, France, United Kingdom, Nazareth, British Empire