III Corps (Ottoman Empire)

III Corps Üçüncü Kolordu
Esad Pasha and his men: from left to right: Sitting: Binbaşı Haydar Bey, Binbaşı Mehmed Hulusi Bey, Yüzbaşı Mehmed Nazim Bey, unknown, First row: Miralay Rushidi Bey, Miralay Mustafa Kemal Bey, Mirliva Esad Pasha, Middle row: Kaymakam Wilhelm Willmer, unknown, Milaray Hans Kannengiesser, Back row: Binbaşı Ohrili Kemal Bey, Kaymakam Fahreddin Bey, Binbaşı Izzeddin Bey
Active	1911–
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Kırk Kilise, Tekfur Dağı
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Engagements	Gallipoli Campaign (World War I) Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I) Battle of Jerusalem Battle of Megiddo
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mirliva Mahmud Muhtar Pasha (Balkan Wars) Mirliva Esad Pasha Miralay Ismet Bey (June 20, 1917-October 24, 1918) Ali Rıza Pasha

The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 3üncü Kolordu or Üçüncü Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.

With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the III Corps was headquartered in Kırk Kilise. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:

On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows:

In August 1914, November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:

In Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:

In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

In August 1916, the corps was structured as follows:

In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:

In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

The Ottoman III Corps has been described as consisting of 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions from the beginning of the war to late April 1915 when the 19th Infantry Division was added while it was serving at Gallipoli. In August 1916 while serving in the Caucasus it is said to have consisted of 1st, 7th, 14th and 53rd Infantry Divisions and by August 1917 it formed part of the 7th Army in Palestine and made up of the 224th and 50th Infantry Divisions. By January 1918 it consisted of 1st, 19th and 24th Infantry Divisions with the 3rd Cavalry Division added in June 1918.

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows: