Yildirim Army Group
Army group · Ottoman Empire · July 1, 1917 – November 7, 1918 · 150,000 strong
The Ottoman and German army group in Palestine under Erich von Falkenhayn and then Liman von Sanders.
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Strength and losses
- Nominal Strength: 150,000
Movements
- January 28, 1915 – October 30, 1918 Sinai and Palestine campaign
- April 1917 – October 1917 Stalemate in Southern Palestine
- October 31, 1917 Battle of Beersheba (1917)
- October 31 – December 9, 1917 Southern Palestine offensive
- November 1, 1917 Third Battle of Gaza Holds the Gaza–Beersheba line Map
- November 6–7, 1917 Battle of Hareira and Sheria
- December 9, 1917 – February 28, 1918 Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Loses Jerusalem Map
- March 1, 1918 – September 18, 1918 Headquarters at Nazareth Map
- September 19, 1918 Battle of Tulkarm
- September 19–25, 1918 Battle of Nablus (1918)
- September 19–25, 1918 Battle of Sharon
- September 20, 1918 Battle of Megiddo (1918) Its armies destroyed Map
- September 20–21, 1918 Battle of Nazareth
- September 25, 1918 Battle of Samakh
- September 27, 1918 Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub
- October 26, 1918 Holds north of Aleppo at the armistice (approximate) Map
- October 26, 1918 Charge at Haritan