All Battles

Battle of Megiddo

1918 Palästina Entscheidung

Map of Megiddo battlefield.

Map of Megiddo battlefield.

Author: Cyril Falls, A. F. BeckLicense:PD
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Palestine-WW1

Palestine-WW1

Author: Ori~License:PD
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Map showing Allenby's final attack at Megiddo, September 1918.

Map showing Allenby's final attack at Megiddo, September 1918.

Author: Department of Military Art and Engineering, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).License:PD
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Battle of Megidda 1918.

Battle of Megidda 1918.

Author: Map originally produced by HMSOLicense:PD
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Megiddo / Nablus Savaşı, 7. ve 8. orduların imhası - 21 Eylül 1918

Megiddo / Nablus Savaşı, 7. ve 8. orduların imhası - 21 Eylül 1918

Author: General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman AllenbyLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A group of German prisoners captured during the fight at Semakh on the Sea of Galilee.

A group of German prisoners captured during the fight at Semakh on the Sea of Galilee.

Author: Unknown photographerUnknown photographerLicense:PD
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Megiddo Division in Battle of Megiddo (1918) WW1. Army School of education India (1935-36) 
Winners of the Kashmir Cup tournament( Hockey)

Megiddo Division in Battle of Megiddo (1918) WW1. Army School of education India (1935-36) Winners of the Kashmir Cup tournament( Hockey)

Author: DanialhsnLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The Battle of Megiddo, September 1918: Turkish carts and gun carriages destroyed by British aircraft on the Nablus-Beisan road in Wadi Fara.

The Battle of Megiddo, September 1918: Turkish carts and gun carriages destroyed by British aircraft on the Nablus-Beisan road in Wadi Fara.

Author: George WestmorelandLicense:PD
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Map showing the dispositions of forces at the start of the Battle of Megiddo in 1918

Map showing the dispositions of forces at the start of the Battle of Megiddo in 1918

Author: Unknown authorUnknown authorLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The Advance through Palestine and the Battle of Megiddo: Men of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch in a trench on Brown Ridge after the action at Arsuf on 8 June 1918.

The Advance through Palestine and the Battle of Megiddo: Men of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch in a trench on Brown Ridge after the action at Arsuf on 8 June 1918.

Author: Westmoreland, GeorgeLicense:PD
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Battle of Megiddo. Sketch Map 30 Megiddo positions of armies at zero hour, 19 September 1918.

Battle of Megiddo. Sketch Map 30 Megiddo positions of armies at zero hour, 19 September 1918.

Author: C. Falls and A. F. Becke.License:PD
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Falls Map 31. Battle of Megiddo Situation at 24:00 19/20 September 1918.

Falls Map 31. Battle of Megiddo Situation at 24:00 19/20 September 1918.

Author: C. Falls and A. F. BeckeLicense:PD
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Falls Map 32. Megiddo Situation at 21:00 20 September 1918.

Falls Map 32. Megiddo Situation at 21:00 20 September 1918.

Author: C. Falls and A. F. BeckeLicense:PD
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The Battle of Megiddo, September 1918: A Light Armoured Car patrol in the hills above Samaria.

The Battle of Megiddo, September 1918: A Light Armoured Car patrol in the hills above Samaria.

Author: Westmoreland, GeorgeLicense:PD
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Battles of Megiddo. 4th Cavalry Division. Transport crossing the Wadi-el-Bireh near Jisr Mejamie. Some fourteen German lorries trying to escape were bogged and abandoned here (one can be seen). It took two days to get 30 of our lorries across.

Battles of Megiddo. 4th Cavalry Division. Transport crossing the Wadi-el-Bireh near Jisr Mejamie. Some fourteen German lorries trying to escape were bogged and abandoned here (one can be seen). It took two days to get 30 of our lorries across.

Author: Unknown photographerLicense:PD
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IWM caption : Battles of Megiddo. Railway Bridge over the Jordan at w:Jisr Majami, which was reached and secured intact by the 19th Lancers on September 20th, having covered some 80 miles since September 19th. (12th Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division).

IWM caption : Battles of Megiddo. Railway Bridge over the Jordan at w:Jisr Majami, which was reached and secured intact by the 19th Lancers on September 20th, having covered some 80 miles since September 19th. (12th Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division).

Author: DeningLicense:PD
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Maunsell's map of the battles from 18 to 20 September 1918 at Megiddo and Sharon

Maunsell's map of the battles from 18 to 20 September 1918 at Megiddo and Sharon

Author: E. B. Maunsell (1878–1936)License:PD
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Map showing the dispositions of forces at the start of the Battle of Megiddo in 1918

Map showing the dispositions of forces at the start of the Battle of Megiddo in 1918

Author: Unknown authorUnknown authorLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Historical Overview

Crushing British victory; led to the armistice with the Ottomans.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Decisive British victory.

British Empire

  • Commander: Edmund Allenby
  • Strength: ca. 69.000
  • Casualties: ca. 1.500

Ottomans & Ger.

  • Commander: Otto Liman von Sanders
  • Strength: ca. 35.000
  • Casualties: ca. 30.000

Strategic Context

Final offensive to crush Ottoman army groups.

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