Second Eastern Army (Ottoman Empire)

The Second Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: İkinci Şark Ordusu) was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the initial phase of the First Balkan War. It confronted Bulgarian forces. It was formed from units of reorganized Eastern Army on October 29, 1912.[1]

Second Eastern Army
Active	October 29[1]-November 7, 1912[2]
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Field Army
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ferik Hamdi Pasha

Order of battle

October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the army was structured as follows:[3]

• Second Eastern Army HQ: Ferik Hamdi Pasha
  • III Corps (commanded by Mirliva Mahmud Muhtar Pasha)
  • VII Provisional Corps
  • VIII Provisional Corps

Sources

1. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 101.
2. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 124.
3. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.