Bronsart von Schellendorf, a member of the German military mission to the Ottoman Empire who had been appointed Assistant Chief of the Ottoman General Staff, completed a plan on 6 September 1914 by which the Fourth Army was to attack Egypt and the Third Army would launch an offensive against the Russians in Eastern Anatolia.
Bronsart von Schellendorf , membru al misiunii militare germane în Imperiul Otoman, care a fost numit șef adjunct al Statului Major General otoman, a finalizat un plan la 6 septembrie 1914 prin care Armata a IV-a urma să atace Egiptul, iar a treia armată va lansa ofensiva împotriva rușilor din estul Anatoliei.