Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire)

Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire)

Gallipoli Campaign
  • Naval operations
  • Anzac Cove
  • Helles
  • 1st Krithia
  • 2nd Krithia
  • 3rd Krithia
  • Gully Ravine
  • Sari Bair
  • Krithia Vineyard
  • Lone Pine
  • Suvla
  • The Nek
  • Chunuk Bair
  • Scimitar Hill
  • Hill 60

The Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire or Turkish Fifth Army was formed on March 24, 1915 and dissolved on October 1918. It was assigned the responsibility of defending the Dardanelles straits in World War I. The original commander of the army was the German military advisor to the Ottoman Empire, General Otto Liman von Sanders. The command passed to Vehip Pasha who became responsible for the Helles front while von Sanders still wielded considerable influence.

Read more about Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire):  Order of Battle, April 1915

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