2nd Corps of Turkey
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The 2nd Corps of Turkey is a major field corps of the Turkish Land Forces responsible for the defense and security of the country’s European (Thrace) region.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field corps
ⓘ
formation of the Turkish Land Forces ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | First Army of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole | Cold War forward defense in Thrace ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Gallipoli Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelibolu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
armored and mechanized maneuver
ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ combined arms operations ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
102nd Artillery Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Corps-level support units ⓘ |
| headquartersFunction | operational command of subordinate brigades ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
NATO southeastern flank defense
ⓘ
defense of the Straits region ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Marmara Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Turkish Land Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization |
conventional land warfare
ⓘ
mechanized infantry operations ⓘ |
| notableAreaOfResponsibility |
Dardanelles region
GENERATED
ⓘ
Gallipoli Peninsula GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
European Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ border region with Bulgaria ⓘ border region with Greece ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turkish Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish Land Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility |
defense of European Turkey
ⓘ
security of Thrace region ⓘ |
| regionProtected |
European borders of Turkey
ⓘ
western approaches to Istanbul ⓘ |
| role | field corps ⓘ |
| task |
border security
ⓘ
support to national and NATO operations ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | operational-level land forces command ⓘ |
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