19th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)

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The 19th Infantry Division was a formation of the Ottoman Army, during the Balkan Wars and the First World War.

Formation

Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal[1]
  • 57th Regiment: Major Hüseyin Avni[1]
    • 1st Battalion Captain Ahmet Zeki
    • 2nd Battalion Captain Ata
    • 3rd Battalion Captain Hayri
  • 72nd Regiment: Major Mehmet Münir[1]
  • 77th Regiment: Major Saip[1]
  • 39th Artillery Regiment: Major Halil Galib (Tekaki)[1]

The 18th and 27th Regiments were also assigned to the division later in the Gallipoli campaign.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Uyar, Mesut (2015). The Ottoman Defence Against The Anzac Landing. Australian Army Campaigns. Vol. 16. Newport, NSW: Big Sky. pp. 53, 76. ISBN 978-1-925275-01-8.
  2. ^ Broadbent, Harvey (2015). Defending Gallipoli: The Turkish Story. St. Leonards, New South Wales: Melbourne University Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-52286-457-1.
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