Otto Liman von Sanders

Dr. phil. h. c.

Otto Liman von Sanders
Dr. phil. h. c.; Otto Liman von Sanders
Birth name	Otto Viktor Karl Liman
Born	17 February 1855; Stolp, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia; (now Słupsk, Poland)
Died	22 August 1929 (aged 74); Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Buried	Darmstadt, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire; Ottoman Empire
Branch	Imperial German Army; Ottoman Army
Years of service	1874–1918
Rank	General of the Cavalry (Germany); Field Marshal (Ottoman Empire)
Unit	Grossherzoglich-Hessisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 115; Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 23;
Commands	I. Armee-Korps; 22nd Division; Husaren-Regiment Nr. 6; Fifth Army (Ottoman Empire); Yildirim Army Group (Ottoman Empire);
Battles / wars	World War I Gallipoli Campaign; Sinai and Palestine Campaign;
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
Spouse(s)	Amelie Lily Karoline Gabriele von Sanders (1858–1906); Elisabeth Alberti;

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. He was born to Jewish noble family and like many other Prussians from aristocratic families, he joined the military and rose through the ranks to General. In 1918 he commanded an Ottoman army during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. On the whole Sanders provided only limited help to the Ottoman forces.