Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Otto Liman von Sanders

Battles of Otto Liman von Sanders

German general (1855–1929)

Otto Liman von Sanders is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1915 and 1918: 17 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Israel (4), Syria (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,399 km apart end to end, 150 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (16), World War I (1).

Battle of KrithiaFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanBattle of TulkarmBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorBattle of NazarethCapture of Jisr ed DamiehBattle of SamakhSecond Battle of AmmanCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashSecond Battle of KrithiaLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Sari BairFirst Battle of AmmanCapture of DamascusSecond Battle of KrithiaLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Sari BairFirst Battle of AmmanCapture of DamascusAthensAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoBeirutJerusalemThessalonikiNicosiaİzmir500 km36.119N, 31.502E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1915: 4 engagements1918: 13 engagements13 in 191819151918
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Krithia, 1915Second Battle of Krithia, 1915Landing at Suvla Bay, 1915Battle of Sari Bair, 1915First Battle of Amman, 1918First Transjordan attack on Amman, 1918Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Second Battle of Amman, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 191819151918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 April 1915Battle of KrithiaTurkeyOttoman victory
6 May 1915Second Battle of KrithiaAlçıtepe, Turkey0 km NOttoman victory
6 August 1915Landing at Suvla BaySuvla Bay, Turkey25 km NOttoman victory
6 August 1915Battle of Sari BairGallipoli, Turkey8 km SEOttoman victory
27 March 1918First Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan1,266 km SEOttoman-German victory
2 April 1918First Transjordan attack on AmmanJordan1 km SWOttoman-German victory
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestine95 km NWBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, Israel20 km NFranco–British victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, Israel37 km SWEntente victory
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazareth, Israel69 km NEBritish Empire victory
22 September 1918Capture of Jisr ed DamiehPalestine70 km SBritish victory
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakh, Israel67 km NAustralian Light Horse victory
25 September 1918Second Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan92 km SAllied victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria179 km NAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KaukabKawkab, Syria204 km NAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KisweSyria223 km SBritish victory
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashSyria42 km NEBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, "Photo © by American Press Assn.", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.