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 River valley
linked to: Euphrates

Iraq
Mesopotamia
Tigris River valley
linked to: Tigris
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
Battle of Tikrit (1917)
Fall of Kut (1916)
linked to: Battle of Kut

Samarra offensive
Siege of Kut
linked to: Battle 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

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