Eastern Front (Turkey)


The Eastern Front was one of the fronts of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence. Its commanded all military units in Eastern Region. At first, its headquarters was located at Erzurum, and moved to Sarıkamış, then Kars during the Turkish–Armenian War.
The Eastern Front has its foundations in remnants of the XV Corps of the Ottoman Army. It engaged in the Turkish–Armenian War and the Georgian operations.

Formations

Order of battle of the XV Corps, April 2, 1919

On April 2, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows:
On May 15, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows:

Order of Battle, June 22, 1920

On June 22, 1920, the Eastern Front was organized as follows:

Nahcivan Detachment

On August 11, 1920, the Nahcivan Detachment was organized as follows:
On October 1, 1922, the Eastern Front was organized as follows: