Ottoman Fifth Army

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Ottoman Army formation field army

The Ottoman Fifth Army was a key Ottoman field army responsible for defending the Dardanelles during World War I, most notably against the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ
activePeriod	1915 ⓘ 1916 ⓘ
alliedWith	German Empire ⓘ
areaOfOperations	Dardanelles ⓘ Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ Thrace ⓘ
branch	Ottoman Army ⓘ
commander	Fevzi Pasha ⓘ Otto Liman von Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Vehip Pasha ⓘ
commandStructure	Ottoman General Staff ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
engagedIn	defense against naval operations in the Dardanelles ⓘ land operations at Gallipoli ⓘ
formedIn	March 1915 ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
militaryBranch	land forces ⓘ
notableCommander	Fevzi Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Liman von Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Vehip Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Allied landings at Gallipoli Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli campaign
notableFor	defeating Allied attempt to force the Dardanelles by land ⓘ
opponent	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ surface form: ANZAC forces Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ British Commonwealth forces ⓘ surface form: British Empire forces French forces ⓘ
partOf	Ottoman Army ⓘ
primaryRole	defense of Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ defense of the Dardanelles ⓘ
resultOfGallipoliCampaign	successful defense of the straits ⓘ
strategicObjective	prevent Allied passage through the Dardanelles ⓘ protect Constantinople ⓘ
subordinateUnit	57th Infantry Regiment ⓘ I Corps ⓘ II Corps ⓘ III Corps ⓘ XIX Division ⓘ XV Corps ⓘ XVI Corps ⓘ
theater	Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ

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Battle of Gallipoli → involvesMilitaryUnit → Ottoman Fifth Army ⓘ