Martin Antonenko
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The Brits take Jerusalem...
On December 9, 1917, troops of the British Palestine Army (Egyptian Expeditionary Force) under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby ...
... take the provincial capital of Jerusalem, which was previously part of the Ottoman Empire ...:
It is the first time since the Crusades that the city has been ruled by non-Muslims, which of course the allied press deserves ...:
The British offensive that led to the conquest of Jerusalem began on the morning of October 31, 1917 with a surprise attack on the heavily defended city of Beersheba.
The attack by the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade under General ‘Harry’ Chauvel ...
... into history (and was filmed several times) ...:
On November 7, 1917, the British took the city of Gaza and broke through the Ottoman position system of the Gaza Line, the last obstacle before Jerusalem.
Thereupon the Ottoman resistance collapsed, in the following retreat battles the defeated army lost thousands of soldiers as prisoners ...:
Ten days later, on November 17th, the British stand in front of Jerusalem, which the Turks call Kudus Muharebesi, two days later the fighting begins with the Ottoman troops of the 7th Army, led by Ali Fuad Pasha ...
... be commanded.
In view of the hopeless military situation of the city's defenders, the order came from the Ottoman headquarters in Nablus (where the Germans are actually planning and commanding!) to evacuate Jerusalem on December 7th.
Ali Fuad Pasha leaves with the remnants of his troops, more or less unmolested ...:
Among the last soldiers to leave the city are his German advisers and their (also German) guards, who had previously had their headquarters on the Mount of Olives ...:
Among them is the former war minister and ex-chief of staff, General of the Infantry Erich von Falkenhayn, who was literally sent "into the desert" after the Verdun disaster. The picture shows him on his arrival at Jerusalem ...:
On December 9th, it was left to a non-combatant, namely the Mayor of Jerusalem Hussein el Husseini, to sign the surrender to the British General John Stuart Mackenzie Shea - and then again to General Allenby personally.
The photo shows him in the center of the picture with a walking stick ...:
To mark the historic hour, the British commander entered Jerusalem on foot through the Jaffa Gate ...:
On December 9, 1917, troops of the British Palestine Army (Egyptian Expeditionary Force) under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby ...
... take the provincial capital of Jerusalem, which was previously part of the Ottoman Empire ...:
It is the first time since the Crusades that the city has been ruled by non-Muslims, which of course the allied press deserves ...:
The British offensive that led to the conquest of Jerusalem began on the morning of October 31, 1917 with a surprise attack on the heavily defended city of Beersheba.
The attack by the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade under General ‘Harry’ Chauvel ...
... into history (and was filmed several times) ...:
On November 7, 1917, the British took the city of Gaza and broke through the Ottoman position system of the Gaza Line, the last obstacle before Jerusalem.
Thereupon the Ottoman resistance collapsed, in the following retreat battles the defeated army lost thousands of soldiers as prisoners ...:
Ten days later, on November 17th, the British stand in front of Jerusalem, which the Turks call Kudus Muharebesi, two days later the fighting begins with the Ottoman troops of the 7th Army, led by Ali Fuad Pasha ...
... be commanded.
In view of the hopeless military situation of the city's defenders, the order came from the Ottoman headquarters in Nablus (where the Germans are actually planning and commanding!) to evacuate Jerusalem on December 7th.
Ali Fuad Pasha leaves with the remnants of his troops, more or less unmolested ...:
Among the last soldiers to leave the city are his German advisers and their (also German) guards, who had previously had their headquarters on the Mount of Olives ...:
Among them is the former war minister and ex-chief of staff, General of the Infantry Erich von Falkenhayn, who was literally sent "into the desert" after the Verdun disaster. The picture shows him on his arrival at Jerusalem ...:
On December 9th, it was left to a non-combatant, namely the Mayor of Jerusalem Hussein el Husseini, to sign the surrender to the British General John Stuart Mackenzie Shea - and then again to General Allenby personally.
The photo shows him in the center of the picture with a walking stick ...:
To mark the historic hour, the British commander entered Jerusalem on foot through the Jaffa Gate ...:
