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For whom was Enver Pasha the de jure Deputy Commander-in-Chief, as the Sultan formally held the title?
Sultan Mehmed VI
Sultan Abdul Hamid II
Sultan Osman III
Sultan Mehmed V
Answer
Enver Pasha was the de jure Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. This meant that he was the second-in-command of the Ottoman military, under the Sultan. The Sultan, Mehmed V, formally held the title of Commander-in-Chief, but Enver Pasha was the one who actually exercised military command.
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