8th Corps (Turkey)

Turkish infantry corps

8th Corps

Founded| 1921
Country|  Turkey
Branch| Turkish Army
Type| Infantry
Size| Corps
Part of| First Army
Garrison/HQ| Elazığ, Elazığ Province
Commanders
Major general| Tamer Atay

Military unit

The 8th Corps (Turkish: 8\. Kolordu) is a field corps of the Turkish Army. It is headquartered at Elazığ in Elazığ Province. It appeared to have been under command of General Osman Erbaş, until his death in a 2021 helicopter crash. Current leadership after the crash is unknown.[1][2]

## Subunits[edit]

* 12th Mechanized Infantry Division
* 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 4th Commando Brigade
* 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 108th Artillery Regiment

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Yeni Atanan 8. Kolordu Komutanı Valimizi Ziyaret Etti". www.tunceli.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
2. ^ "8'inci Kolordu Komutanı Korgeneral Erbaş, Vali Ekinci'yi ziyaret etti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

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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)

1st Army|

| 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

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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

2nd Army|

| 4th Corps|

* 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 58th Artillery Regiment
* 1st Commando Brigade
* 2nd Commando Brigade
* 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade

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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

3rd Army|

| 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

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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

Aegean Army|

| 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

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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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