Ottoman 6th Army

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The Ottoman 6th Army was a key field army of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, primarily responsible for defending Mesopotamia against British and Allied forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman Army formation
field army
alliance Central Powers
areaOfOperations Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River valley

Iraq
Mesopotamia
Tigris
surface form: Tigris River valley
commander Ali İhsan Sabis
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Halil Kut
conflict World War I
country Ottoman Empire
engagedAgainst Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
surface form: British Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
engagementOutcome ultimately forced to retreat north after British capture of Baghdad in 1917
fate effectively dissolved after Ottoman armistice of Mudros
finalMajorEngagement Battle of Sharqat (October 1918)
garrison Baghdad
historicalRegion Ottoman Iraq
languageOfCommand Ottoman Turkish
militaryBranch land forces
notableBattle Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
Battle of Ramadi (1917)
Battle of Sharqat
Battle of Tikrit (1917)
Battle of Kut
surface form: Fall of Kut (1916)

Samarra offensive
Battle of Kut
surface form: Siege of Kut
notableCommanderRank field marshal (for Colmar von der Goltz)
general (for Halil Kut)
notableEvent capture of British garrison at Kut in April 1916
notableFor successful defense and eventual recapture of Kut in 1916
opponent Allied forces
British Empire
British Indian Army
partOf Ottoman Army
primaryRole defense of Mesopotamia
resultOfOperations temporary stabilization of Ottoman front in Mesopotamia after Kut
strategicObjective denial of Persian Gulf access to Allies
protection of Baghdad
subordinateUnit 13th Corps (Ottoman Empire)
18th Corps (Ottoman Empire)
Ottoman 38th Division
surface form: 38th Division (Ottoman Empire)

51st Division (Ottoman Empire)
52nd Division (Ottoman Empire)
surrender capitulated to British forces after Battle of Sharqat
theater Mesopotamian campaign (World War I)
surface form: Mesopotamian campaign
timePeriod 1914–1918

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Capture of Baghdad (1917) opponent Ottoman 6th Army
this entity surface form: Ottoman Sixth Army
Battle of Shaiba (1915) involves Ottoman 6th Army
this entity surface form: Ottoman Sixth Army
Battle of Basra (1914) associatedWith Ottoman 6th Army
51st Division (Ottoman Empire) partOf Ottoman 6th Army
this entity surface form: Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)
52nd Division (Ottoman Empire) partOf Ottoman 6th Army
this entity surface form: Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)
52nd Division (Ottoman Empire) higherCommand Ottoman 6th Army
this entity surface form: Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)