Liman von Sanders

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Liman von Sanders was a German general best known for commanding Ottoman forces during World War I, particularly in the defense of Gallipoli.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
World War I military personnel
human
allegiance German Empire
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
awardReceived Iron Cross NERFINISHED
Order of Osmanieh NERFINISHED
Order of the Medjidie NERFINISHED
Order of the Red Eagle NERFINISHED
Pour le Mérite NERFINISHED
birthDate 1855-02-17
birthName Otto Viktor Karl Liman NERFINISHED
birthPlace Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
Province of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Stolp NERFINISHED
burialPlace Munich NERFINISHED
conflict Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
World War I
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 1929-08-22
deathPlace Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
educatedAt Prussian military schools NERFINISHED
employer Imperial German Army NERFINISHED
Ottoman Army NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Liman von Sanders NERFINISHED
givenName Otto NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Imperial German Army NERFINISHED
Ottoman Army NERFINISHED
Prussian Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank General der Kavallerie
notableFor defense of the Dardanelles during the Gallipoli campaign
influencing Ottoman military strategy in World War I
notableWork command of Ottoman forces at Gallipoli
reorganization of the Ottoman Army before World War I
occupation general
military officer
participantIn Caucasus campaign NERFINISHED
Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED
World War I
positionHeld commander of Heeresgruppe F (Yildirim Army Group) in the Ottoman Empire
commander of the Ottoman Fifth Army
head of the German military mission to the Ottoman Empire
sexOrGender male

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Otto Liman von Sanders familyName Liman von Sanders
Battle of Megiddo (1918) commander Liman von Sanders
Ottoman garrisons in Syria commander Liman von Sanders