VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

VIII Corps Sekizinci Kolordu
Active	1911–
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Damascus
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Notable commanders	Miralay Mersinli Cemal Bey Miralay Ali Fuat Bey Miralay Yasin Hilmi Bey Miralay Selâhattin Bey Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein

The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 8 nci Kolordu or Sekizinci 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 VIII Corps was headquartered in Damascus. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:

On 19 October 1912, the VIII Provisional Corps was placed under the Western Army and faced the Greek Army of Thessaly. Its composition was as follows:

In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:

In 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, December 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 June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:

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