The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 3üncü Kolordu or Üçüncü Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formation Order of Battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the III Corps was headquartered in Kırk Kilise. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: III Corps, Kırk Kilise 7th Infantry Division, Kırk Kilise (Miralay Hilmi) 19th Infantry Regiment, Yemen 20th Infantry Regiment, Kırk Kilise 21st Infantry Regiment, Tırnovacık 7th Rifle Battalion, Yemen 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Kırk Kilise 7th Division Band, Kırk Kilise 8th Infantry Division, Çorlu (Mirliva Celâl Pasha) 22nd Infantry Regiment, Çorlu 23rd Infantry Regiment, Saray 24th Infantry Regiment, Samakof 8th Rifle Battalion, Çorlu 8th Field Artillery Regiment, Çorlu 8th Division Band, Çorlu 9th Infantry Division, Babaeski (Miralay Kadri) 25th Infantry Regiment, Yemen 26th Infantry Regiment, Babaeski 27th Infantry Regiment, Lüleburgaz 9th Rifle Battalion, Yemen 9th Field Artillery Regiment, Lüleburgaz 9th Division Band, Babaeski Units of III Corps 3rd Rifle Regiment, Kırk Kilise 3rd Cavalry Brigade, Kırk Kilise 7th Cavalry Regiment, Çorlu 8th Cavalry Regiment, Kırk Kilise 10th Cavalry Regiment, Marmara Ereğlisi 2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion, Marmara Ereğlisi 3rd Mountain Artillery Battalion, Marmara Ereğlisi 2nd Field Howitzer Battalion, Adrianople 3rd Engineer Battalion, Adrianople 2nd Transport Battalion, Kırk Kilise Border companies x 2 Balkan Wars Order of Battle, October 17, 1912 On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: III Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army) 7th Division, 8th Division, 9th Division Afyon Karahisar Redif Division Order of Battle, October 29, 1912 On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: III Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army) 7th Division, 8th Division, 9th Division Konya Redif Division, Amasya Redif Division Order of Battle, November 17, 1912 On November 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows: III Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja Army) 7th Division, 8th Division, 9th Division South Wing Detachment III Provisional Reserve Corps Selimiye Redif Division, Fatih Redif Division, Afyon Redif Division Order of Battle, March 25, 1913 On March 25, 1913, the corps was structured as follows: III Provisional Reserve Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Chataldja Army) 3rd Division Yozgat Redif Division III Corps (Thrace, under the