Second Army (Ottoman Empire)

Second Army
Second Army
Active	1873– ; 5 August – 18 November 1914; 5 December 1914-10 December 1918
Country	Ottoman Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Field Army
Size	Est.150.000
Engagements	Caucasus Campaign (World War I); Battle of Muş; Battle of Bitlis; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1873–1876); Vehib Pasha (November 1914 – February 1916); Ahmed Izzet Pasha (February 1916 – March 1917); Mustafa Kemal Pasha (March–July 1917); Fevzi Pasha (July-7 November 1917); Nihat Pasha (7 November 1917 – 4 February 1918)

The Second Army of the Ottoman Empire was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the late 19th century during Ottoman military reforms.

^ ^a ^b David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914–18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN 1-85532-412-1, p. 14.
^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918–1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)

[Nicolle14-1] David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914–18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN 1-85532-412-1, p. 14.

[2] Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918–1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)

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Second Army
Active	1873– 5 August – 18 November 1914^[1] 5 December 1914^[1]-10 December 1918^[2]
Country	Ottoman Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Field Army
Size	Est.150.000
Engagements	Caucasus Campaign (World War I) Battle of Muş Battle of Bitlis Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1873–1876) Vehib Pasha (November 1914 – February 1916) Ahmed Izzet Pasha (February 1916 – March 1917) Mustafa Kemal Pasha (March–July 1917) Fevzi Pasha (July-7 November 1917) Nihat Pasha (7 November 1917 – 4 February 1918)