Priştine Detachment

{{Short description|Military unit in the Ottoman Empire}}

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|unit_name= Priştine Detachment
Priştine Müfrezesi

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|dates= October–November 3, 1912Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 204.

|country= Ottoman Empire

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The Priştine Detachment of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Priştine Müfrezesi) was one of the Detachments under the command of the Ottoman Vardar Army of the Western Army. It was formed in Priştine (present day: Pristina) area for the defense of KosovoEdward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 202. during the First Balkan War.

Balkan Wars

= Order of Battle, October 19, 1912 =

On October 19, 1912, the detachment was structured as follows:

  • Priştine Detachment HQ (Serbian Front, under the command of the Vardar Army of the Western Army)
  • Redif Infantry Regiments x 2

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