Dr. phil. h. c. Otto Liman von Sanders | |
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Birth name | Otto Viktor Karl Liman |
Born | Stolp, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia (now Słupsk, Poland) | 17 February 1855
Died | 22 August 1929 Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic | (aged 74)
Buried | Darmstadt, Germany |
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Years of service | 1874–1918 |
Rank | General of the Cavalry (Germany) Field Marshal (Ottoman Empire) |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves |
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Otto Viktor Karl Liman von Sanders (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈliːman fɔn ˈzandɐs]; 17 February 1855 – 22 August 1929) was an Imperial German Army general who served as a military adviser to the Ottoman Army during the First World War. In 1918 he commanded an Ottoman army during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.[1] On the whole Sanders provided only limited help to the Ottoman forces.[2]