The German contribution in a famous Turkish victory at Gallipoli
has been overshadowed by the Mustafa Kemal legend. The commanding
presence of German General Liman von Sanders in the operations is
well known. But relatively little is known about the background of
German military intervention in Ottoman affairs. Klaus Wolf fills
this gap as a result of extensive research in the German records
and the published literature. He examines the military assistance
offered by the German Empire in the years preceding 1914 and the
German involvement in ensuring that the Ottomans fought on the side
of the Central Powers and that they made best use of the German
military and naval missions. He highlights the fundamental reforms
that were required after the battering the Turks received in
various Balkan wars, particularly in the Turkish Army, and the
challenges that faced the members of the German missions. When the
allied invasion of Gallipoli was launched, German officers became a
vital part of a robust Turkish defence - be it at sea or on land,
at senior command level or commanding units of infantry and
artillery. In due course German aviators were to be, in effect,
founding fathers of the Turkish air arm; whilst junior ranks played
an important part as, for example, machine gunners. This book is
not only their missing memorial but a missing link in understanding
the tragedy that was Gallipoli.
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