Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire)

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Fifth Army
Headquarters personnel: front row, from right to left: Hüseyin Rauf Bey, Vehib Pasha, Sanders Pasha, Esat Pasha, Süleyman Pasha, Cevat Bey?, back row, from right to left: Unnamed, İsmet Bey, (from Second Army), Âsım Bey, Erich Prigge, Kâzım Bey, Şükrü Bey (from First Army), Refik Münir Bey (from Second Army)
Active	March 25, 1915 – November 21, 1918[1]
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Field Army
Engagements	Gallipoli campaign (World War I) Battle of Seray Mountain
Commanders
Notable commanders	Otto Liman von Sanders (March 1915–24 February 1918) Mahmut Kamil (February 1918) Esat Pasha (February–June 1918) Mahmut Kamil (June–November 1918)

The Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire or Turkish Fifth Army was formed on March 24, 1915, and dissolved on November 21, 1918. It was assigned the responsibility of defending the Dardanelles straits in World War I. The original commander of the army was the German military advisor to the Ottoman Empire, General Otto Liman von Sanders. The command passed to Vehip Pasha who became responsible for the Helles front while von Sanders still wielded considerable influence.