Friedrich ( Fritz ) Bronsart von Schellendorf ( 1864 – 1950 ) was a German officer and politician . He was the chief of Staff of the Ottoman Army , part of German military mission in the Ottoman Empire . He had replaced Otto Liman von Sanders who was sent to the Aegean region due to his disagreements with Enver Pasha . He was instrumental drafting initial war plans for the Ottoman Army . He is " depicted as the actual initiator of the scheme of the Armenian Genocide " . He was an ardent supporter of Hitler during 1930s also
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorf