MustafaKemalhadjustbegunhisjourneyafterprovinghimselfin1915attheGallipolifront.HewouldgoontofacemajorbattlesontheeasternfrontagainsttheRussiansandlateragainsttheBritishinSyria,ultimatelybecomingtheonlyOttomanofficernottoloseabattleduringWW1.