Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorf
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Friedrich Bronsart von Schellendorf (1864–1950) was a German officer and politician. He was the chief of the Ottoman General Staff
, part of German military mission in the Ottoman Empire
. He is "depicted as the actual initiator of the scheme of the Armenian deportations
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General Staff
A military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
, part of German military mission in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. He is "depicted as the actual initiator of the scheme of the Armenian deportations
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
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