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Telegram P., No. X.-3-191, dated 13th August 1917. APPENDIX 218
(Despatched 10 p m., received 1 p.m., 14th August 1917.) No. 55059)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/' Baghdad,
To—The Director, Military Intelligence, London.
(Repeated India and Egypt).
Referring to your 39403 (Dy. No. 54662) of August 11th our estimate
of strength and distribution of guns in 6th Turkish Army is as follows:—
Army Artillery at Mosul not yet allotted to corps 15 c. m. howitzers 3,
lO’S c. m. howitzers 4, 14-pdr. Q. F. field 7, anti-aircraft guns 2.
Euphrates Group. —10*5 c. m. naval guns 2, 14-pdr. Q. F. field 8.
Tigris 18th Army Corps Artillery 15 c. m. howitzers 4, 10 5 c. m.
howitzers 4, anti-aircraft guns 2, 11-pdr. Q. F. mountain 4. 14th Artillery
Regiment 14-pdr. Q. F. field 3, 11-pdr. Q. F. mountain 6. 51st Artillery
Regiment 14-pdr. Q. F. field 13. 52nd Artillery Regiment 14-pdr. Q. F.
field 10
Eifri Line. —13th Army Corps Artillery 15 c. m. howitzers 4, 10’5 o,. m-
howitzers 8, anti-aircraft guns 2, 9-pdr. mountain 2. 6th Artillery Regiment
15-pdr. Mantelli 4, 14-pdr. Q. F. field 8, 11-pdr. Q. F. mountain 4.
Cavalry Brigade Horse Artillery lJ-pdr. Q. F. field 2, 11-pdr. Q, F.
mountain 2.
Suleimaniyeh Group— Artillery Regiment 15-pdr. Mantelli 4,14-pdr.
Q. F. field 8, 1-pdr. Q. F. mountain 8 plus additional group of artillery
11-pdr. Q. F. mountain 4, 9-pdr. mountain 4.
Totals. —15 c. m. howitzers 11, 10*5 c. m. howitzers 16, 10*5 c. m Naval
guns 2, 15-pdr. Mantelli 8, 14-pdr. Q. F. field 59, anti-aircraft guns 6, 9-pdr.
mountain 6, 11-pdr. Q. F. mountain 28. Grand total lo6.
There is no reliable evidence yet to hand regarding the arrival in Meso
potamia theatre of the artillery of 46th Division. Two reports indicate that
2 to 3 heavy guns arrived at Mosul recently. These guns are not included in
above figures. Regarding titular numbers all Divisional Artillery Regiments
quoted above exist, and are now so numbered. Strength and detail.of 14th
Artillery Regiment is doubtful. Apparently the artillery of the extinct 45th,
a 8th, 35th and 4th Divisions has been broken up and the personnel and what
modern guns there werf! absorbed in existing artillery units of 6th Army to
replace losses, old pattern ordnance having been discarded.
The Suleimaniyeh Group Artillery (exclusive of 2nd Artillery Regiment)
may have been part of 4th Artillery Regiment as al»o 2 mountain batteries
with Neri-Rowanduz Group which are not included in above estimate. In
September 1916 old titular number of three of those mountain batteries w r ere as
given in paragraph 46 of our Intelligence Summary No. 132.
Two of the three 15 c. m. howitzer batteries are numbered 5th and 6th
Heavy Field Howitzer Batteries and compose 2nd Battalion, 8th Heavy
Artillery Regiment. Two deserters from the 105 c. m. Howitzer Battery with
13th Corps stated their battery belonged to 1st Battalion, 4th Artillery Regi
ment. Euphrates Group of field artillery may be one battalion of 49th
Artillery Regiment which is reliably reported to have joined 6th Army during
April this year. . x o j
In August 1916 Russian Intelligence considered that m addition, to zna
Artillery Regiment (2 batteries) the artillery with 2nd Turkish Division in
cluded 3rd Artillery Regiment (two batteries).
Artillery deserters and prisoners are rare, and exceptional difficulty is
experienced here in securing reliable information regarding titular numbers
of artillery formations.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 1).
Word code telegram No. A.-1714, dated 13th August 1917. APPENDIX 218
(Despatched 10-5 p m., received 1-15 a.m., 14th August 1917.) (Dy. Ao. 55067)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D, Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Your 52944. Instructions are understood and indicate system at presen
in force except where you mention that in the case of charges mcurre on y i