1st Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)

Ottoman Military unit January 2026 1st Infantry Division 1. Piyade Tümeni Kurmay Heyeti.jpg Staff of the 1st Infantry Division 1915 – 13 November 19181923-late 1940s (Turkey) Ottoman Empire Infantry World War I Gallipoli Campaign Caucasus Campaign Sinai and Palestine Campaign Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez (1 December 1914 – 20 September 1916)Hans GuhrGuhr Hans Anadolu'dan Filistin'e Türklerle Omuz Omuza Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları 2007 İstanbul tr (1 October 1916 – 20 October 1918)Hulusi Bey (20 October 1918 – ? ) The 1st Infantry Division was among the Ottoman Army's several divisions formed during the period of the Great War. Formations Zığındere, Gallipoli; Commander: Cafer Tayyar, December 1914 – 10 January 1916, 1st Army – I CorpsErickson 2001 86Erickson 2001 109 70th Infantry Regiment 71st Infantry Regiment 124th Infantry Regiment Göynük, Van; Commander: Hans Guhr, Assigned to 2nd Army – 3rd CorpsErickson 2001 134Guse 2007 23: "Intelligence indicated that they would launch a large-scale counterattack to recapture Jerusalem. In fact, Turkish forces in the region were reinforced with the 1st Division for this purpose." Cifna, Palestine; Commander: Hans Guhr (Under 7th Army – 3rd Corps)Nedim 1995 101: "According to the plan that had been drawn up, four divisions would be used to push the Turks back to their rear lines. These were the 53rd, 60th, 74th and 10th Divisions, moving from east to west. It was decided that the attack would commence on 27 December. However, intelligence indicated that the Turks, based on intercepted radio messages and statements from prisoners, would launch a large-scale counter-offensive to recapture Jerusalem. In fact, Turkish forces in the region were reinforced with the 1st Division for this purpose. For this reason, General Chetwode, commander of the 20th British Corps, decided to defend Jerusalem from the north and northwest with the 53rd and 60th Divisions on the Nablus road and the 74th and 10th Divisions on the Jerusalem road. - Jerusalem road with the 53rd and 60th Divisions, and then, after repelling the Turkish attacks, to continue the operation of pushing the Turkish forces back to the rear lines with the 74th and 10th Divisions." 70th Infantry Regiment 71st Infantry Regiment 124th Infantry Regiment Five Batteries from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment One Battery from the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment Four Companies from the 1st Engineer Battalion One Troop from the 5th Cavalry Regiment The 2nd Medical Company along with the 4th and 9th Field Hospitals 6th Field Bakery Detachment Aleppo, Commander: Colonel Hulusi Bey, 20 October 1918, 7th Army – 3rd CorpsErickson 2001 181 70th Infantry Regiment 109th Infantry Regiment 111th Infantry Regiment The descendant Turkish Army formation was active during the Second World War as part of First Army (Turkey) but then disbanded during the large-scale force reductions of 1947-49. It was then briefly reformed as part of 4th Corps in the early years of the 21st century. References Footnotes Books Erickson Edward J. Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War Greenwood Press Foreword by General Hüseyin Kivrikoğlu 2001 0-313-31516-7 Contributions in Military Studies, no. 201 Westport, Connecticut xxiv, 265 0883-6884 Guse Felix https://www.msb.gov.tr/Content/Upload/Docs/askeritariharsiv/129-birincidünyakafkas.pdf Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda Kafkas Cephesi’ndeki Muharebeler Genelkurmay Askeri Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Yayınları Hazırlayan: Alev Keskin 2007 Ankara tr Hakkı Akoğuz Nedim Şükrü Mahmut https://www.msb.gov.tr/Content/Upload/Docs/askeritariharsiv/122-filistin_savasi_1914_1918.pdf Filistin Savaşı (1914-1918) Genelkurmay Askeri Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Yayınları 1995 Ankara 51–87 tr Abdullah Es 01