I Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The I Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 1 nci Kolordu or Birinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army consisting of ethnic Albanians.

[1] It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

With further reorganization of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps-level headquarters, by 1911 the I Corps was headquartered in Harbiye.

Before the First Balkan War in 1911, the corps was structured as such:[2] On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[3] On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[4] On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[5] On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:[6] In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:[7] In late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:[8] In late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[9] In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[10] In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:[11] In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[12] In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[13] In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[14][15]