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The Ottoman Empire

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  Few Kiwis today know much about one of our main First World War enemies, the Ottoman Empire - a sophisticated but often forgotten empire whose soldiers fought against New Zealand troops for four years in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns.

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• Page 4 – Ottoman Empire enters the First World War

  Enver Pasha, the Ottoman Minister for War, reacted to the mobilisation of the Russian Army by ordering the Ottoman Army to prepare for war in August 1914.

• Page 5 – Ottoman Empire at war

  How the Ottoman Empire fared during the First World War

• Page 6 – The Armenians' suffering

  Turkey has always denied accusations that in 1915 the Ottoman authorities committed genocide against their Armenian subjects.

• Page 8 – The Arab Revolt, 1916-18

  The rise of its Arab subjects against the Ottoman Empire in the later years of the First World War saw them fight alongside the British forces, though ultimately they were

• Page 9 – Collapse of the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1920

  The Armistice of 31 October 1918 ended the fighting between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies but did not bring stability or peace to the region.

• Page 11 – The Ottoman Army

  There were some Arab and even a few non-Muslim officers in the Ottoman Army in 1914, but all the senior military commands were held by Turks.

• Page 12 – The Turkish soldier's experience

  Mehmetçik – ‘Little Mehmet’ – was an affectionate Turkish nickname for Ottoman (Turkish) soldiers.

• Page 13 – Weapons of the Ottoman Army

  The Ottoman Army went to war in 1914 with significant gaps in its arsenal, particularly in machine guns and field artillery.

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

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  After training in Egypt the CMR fought in the Gallipoli campaign from May to December 1915. On its return from Gallipoli the regiment spent another four months in Egypt before taking part in the Sinai campaign of 1916 and the Palestine campaign of 1917–18.

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• Page 5 – 1917

  During 1917 the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment (CMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) take part in three battles for Gaza.

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  The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment (CMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) move east across Palestine into the Jordan Valley in early 1918 as

Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

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  The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War. We've provided an overview of the WMR and a detailed timeline of their activities from 1914 to 1919.

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• Page 5 – 1917

  What the Wellington Mounted Rifles did in 1917

• Page 6 – 1918

  The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR), along with the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR), moves east across Palestine into the Jordan Valley in early

Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

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  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War.

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• Page 5 – 1917

  During 1917 the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) take part in three battles for Gaza.

• Page 6 – 1918

  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) move east across Palestine into the Jordan Valley in early 1918 as part

Central Powers

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  Key statistics and facts about the forces of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire during the First World War

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• Page 5 - Ottoman EmpireKey information and statistics about the Ottoman Empire during the First World