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5th Corps (Turkey)

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5th Corps

Founded	1911
Country	Turkey
Branch	Turkish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	First Army
Garrison/HQ	Çorlu, Tekirdağ Province
Engagements	Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923)
Commanders
Major general	Tevfik Algan
Notable commanders	Fahrettin Altay

The 5th Corps (Turkish: 5. Kolordu) is a field corps of the Turkish Army under 1st Army. It is headquartered at Çorlu in Tekirdağ Province under command of Tevfik Algan. It was formed in 1911 during the Turkish War of Independence.^[1]^[2]

Subunits[edit]

1st Armored Brigade
3rd Armored Brigade
54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion
105th Artillery Regiment

References[edit]

^ "5. Kolordu Komutanı Tevfik Algan, Tümgeneralliğe Terfi Etti". www.avrupayakasi.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
^ "Bulurum.com - Türkiye Yerel Arama ve Firma Rehberi". www.bulurum.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.

Turkish Army Formations

Commands

List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
Logistics Command (formed 1988)
Turkish Military Academy Command
Army Aviation Command
Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (formed 1974)

2nd Corps	4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 95th Armored Brigade 102nd Artillery Regiment Corps Engineer Combat Regiment 5th Commando Regiment 41st Commando Brigade
3rd Corps	52nd Tactical Armored Division 2nd Armored Brigade 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment
5th Corps	1st Armored Brigade 3rd Armored Brigade 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion 105th Artillery Regiment

4th Corps	28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 58th Artillery Regiment 1st Commando Brigade 2nd Commando Brigade 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade
6th Corps	5th Armored Brigade 20th Armored Brigade 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 106th Artillery Regiment 6th Mechanized Infantry Division
7th Corps	3rd Tactical Infantry Division 34th Border Brigade 16th Mechanized Brigade 20th Mechanized Brigade 48th Border Brigade 2nd Border Brigade 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 172nd Armored Brigade 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 107th Artillery Regiment Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

8th Corps	1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Commando Brigade 4th Commando Brigade 108th Artillery Regiment 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade 7th Commando Brigade
9th Corps	9th Tactical Infantry Division 4th Armored Brigade 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade 25th Border Brigade 17th Commando Brigade 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade 109th Artillery Regiment 9th Commando Brigade

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force	28th Mechanized Infantry Division 39th Mechanized Infantry Division 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey) KTBK Cyprus Special Forces Regiment KTBK Cyprus Artillery Regiment
Direct Command	57th Artillery Training Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade 5th Army Aviation School Command 2nd Infantry Regiment Commando Training School Command 3rd Infantry Training Brigade 1st Infantry Training Brigade 11th Commando Brigade

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