Third Army (Ottoman Empire)

8th, 9th, 10th, corps; 2nd Cavalry Division

The Ottoman 3rd Army was a field army that fought in the First World War.

The army was originally established in the Balkans and had its headquarters in Thessaloniki. It formed the main force of the army of the constitutional revolution of 1908. Many officers of the Third Army, such as Enver Pasha and Mustafa Kemal Pasha came to prominence and power later. During the First World War, the army was deployed in the northern and eastern regions of the Ottoman Empire. She suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Sarıkamış, after the battle, the army consisted only of 60,000 soldiers.