Ottoman 6th Army

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Ottoman Army formation field army

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.

Aliases (1)

Ottoman Sixth Army ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman Army formation → field army →
alliance	Central Powers →
areaOfOperations	Euphrates River valley NERFINISHED → Iraq → Mesopotamia → Tigris River valley NERFINISHED →
commander	Ali İhsan Sabis → Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz → Halil Kut →
conflict	World War I →
country	Ottoman Empire →
engagedAgainst	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 NERFINISHED → Battle of Tikrit (1917) → Fall of Kut (1916) → Samarra offensive → 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) → 38th Division (Ottoman Empire) → 51st Division (Ottoman Empire) → 52nd Division (Ottoman Empire) →
surrender	capitulated to British forces after Battle of Sharqat →
theater	Mesopotamian campaign →
timePeriod	1914–1918 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Capture of Baghdad (1917) ("Ottoman Sixth Army") →	opponent