ARMY GRUPPE YILDIRIM FIELD HQ  JERUSALEM
COMMANDER: MUSHIR (Feldmarschall) Oberst Erich Von Burgesshoff.
These troops have mostly been sent to reinforce Deutsche Asia Korps
(KRIEGSGRUPPE OSTERIECH. )
2 Battalions of Austrian Infantry,
1 Machinegun Battalion,
1 mountain gun battery,
2 Batteries 8cm Fieldguns,
1 Battery 10cm,
1 Battery 15cm)
.KOMMUNICATIONSGRUPPE OSTERIECH. (1 Wireless coy, 1 telegraph coy, 2 Telephone companies)
GENERALSTABD Escort Battalion. (Motorized transport for GHQ + escort companies)

ARMY GRUPPE YILDIRIM RESERVES.
Armoured car regiment.  2 Hotchkiss Armd Cars, 1 Armoured Truck.  (Currently at GAZA detached to VII ARMY )
FLAK REGIMENTS.  1st at JERUSALEM.     2ND AT GAZA.     3RD AT HEBRON.
All comprise 3 x 7.7cm Flak guns and 2 x AAMG.


OTTOMAN 4TH ARMY.

COMMANDER - MUSHIER ALI BEN HUNT PASHA (Les Hunt) KFC CONSUMPTION MEDAL, PIZZA EATERS CROSS, **Holder of the Order of the Pink Sultan with Soup Stains** .
BATTLE HONOURS FOR THIS ARMY - SINAI, 
ZIFRA, IN AL ZAHEER, MARIQ EN BIDAR, 2nd  MARIQ EN BIDAR.
REINFORCEMENTS:
Air Assets:
Moved from Damascus to Hebron (North of Beersheba)
2 X Albatross DIII Fighters
2 X Roland C-II Bombers/Recon
Ground Assets:
In route from Damascus:
FIELD ARTILLERY  7.5cm M03/10 x 2 Batteries  (TURKISH)
HEAVY HOWITZERS 15cm FH13 x 2 Batteries  (GERMAN)
275th DIVISION - JORDANIAN NIZAM - reassigned from 9th Army
IV CORPS             FERIK 'BIL AN BEN' BEY
Corps Troops. (Cavalry Recon. regt, Assault Battalion,  Niscanci Regt,  Engineer Battalion, Transport Battalion.)
Corps ARTILLERY. All heavy artillery was left behind at QUAR.  Now comprises 2 Batteries 10.5 cm Howitzers, 2 Batteries 7.5 cm Mountainguns,  1 Battery 10.5 cm Mountain howitzers.
FLAK 1 x 7.7 cm, 2 x AA MG.
10TH DIVISION       (Oberst Von Noske)
(FERIK ABDULLA BEN HUNT was Martyred  at second battle of MARIQ EN BIDAR when a 10.8" shell from the REQUIN landed on his HQ Boudoir while the Ferik was privately engaged).
THIS DIVISION IS EXTRA STRONG DUE TO EQUIPMENT CAPTURED DURING THE CAMPAIGN AND RESERVES, THAT REPLACED LOST INFANTRY.
It hold 'BATTLE HONOURS' for ZIFRA, IN AL ZAHEER,
MARIQ EN BIDAR, 2nd  MARIQ EN BIDAR.
Divisional troops, 10th Signals, 42nd Pioneers,
Divisional Artillery.  A.B.C.  Batteries 10.5cm Howitzers.   D.E.F. Batteries 7.5cm guns,  Also has captured artillery. G, H. Batteries British 1x 18pdr,  1 x Battery 13pdr.  1 x Battery, French 75mm.
11th SYRIAN REDIF I REGIMENT (3 Battalions, 1 machinegun, 4 Lewisguns)
21st ANATOLIAN NIZAM REGIMENT (3 Battalions, 1 machinegun, 2 Hotchkiss Light machineguns)
97th ANATOLIAN REDIF I  REGIMENT (3 Battalions, 1 machinegun 3 Lewisguns)
PROVISIONAL  MACHINEGUN Battalion (4 Vickersguns)
11TH DIVISION
Status - This division disintegrated after major losses in the  battle of El Amah. The survivors went to 10th Div.
12th DIVISION.       
Status - This hard fighting division was lost in the battles for El Amah, IM AL ZAHEER, retreat to Beersheba. 
The surviving troops were used as replacements for the 10th Division. Many others were lost to capture when wounded had to be left behind.
13th DIVISION.       
This division was a replacement division made up of drafts and returning casualties. It was severely handled in the Battles of Abu Pass, Bar Im Addah , Quaddin, and the long retreat from QUAR, via the ABHAD range passes. During the latter it lost ALL of its artillery and heavy equipment. It is very understrength.
HQ elements comprise only signals. The Division is currently commanded by Leutnant Von Billingsdorf (Austrian  Army)
211th Anatolian REDIF I REGIMENT.  (2 Battalions, 1 machinegun)
221st SYRIAN REDIF I REGIMENT. (2 Battalions, NO machinegun)
ATTACHED. AUSTRIAN Machinegun detachment. 2 Machineguns.

XIX CORPS
                  (FERIK ABDULLAH YASHRAF PASHA)
This corps was transferred to command of 4th Army by GOC ARMY GRUPPE YILDIRIM.
Corps Signals, Military Police, Cavalry recon. Regt. Corps Engineer Battalion, Corps Transport.
XIX Corps  Redif II Niscanci Regiment ( 2 Battalions and 1 machinegun), Corps Assault Battalion.
XIX CORPS ARTILLERY.  A Battery 15 cm FH 1880,  B. Battery 15cm FK89, C.D. Batteries 12 cm FH 92, E. F. G. batteries 7.5 cm Mountainguns. 2 x 7.7 cm Flak guns, 2 x AA MG.
XIX Corps machinegun battalion. 3 x German MG. 08
Only one division of this corps has seen action when it was thrown forward to cover the retreat of forces involved in the Sinai Offensive. It is a generally 'SECOND LINE CORPS" with poorer type infantry and older artillery and equipment. It was transferred to the Beersheba area from Damascus by GOC ARMY GRUPPE when the Sinai Offensive started to fail.

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