Order of Battle, April 1915
In Late April 1915, the army was structured as follows:
- III Corps (commanded by Esat Pasha)
- 7th Division, 9th Division, 19th Division (commanded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk)
- XV Corps (commanded by Colonel Hans Kannengiesser)
- 3rd Division, 11th Division
- Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
- One aircraft squadron
When the Allied campaign the Battle of Gallipoli, which aimed to seize the Dardanelles, commenced, the Fifth Army comprised two army Corps; the III Corps was defending the Gallipoli peninsula and the XV Corps was defending the Asian shore. The XV. Corps, also known as the "Asian Group." In addition, the 5th Division was positioned north of the peninsula under the command of First Army.
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