The Fourth Army headquarters in Palestine commanded by Kress von Kressenstein, was inactivated on 26 September 1917, and six days later, reactivated as the new Ottoman Eighth Army headquarters, still commanded by Kress von Kressenstein and still with responsibility for the Palestine front.
Den 4. armés hovedkvarter i Palæstina under Kress von Kressenstein blev nedlagt den 26. september 1917, og seks dage senere gendannet som den nye 8. osmanniske armés hovedkvarteret, stadig under Kress von Kressenstein og stadig med ansvar for fronten i Palæstina.