Bruno entered the headquarters of the German Army's Central Division where he found that for the first time in a while, things seemed rather exciting, with calls being connected and telegrams coming in from all over.
Having not been aware of the declaration of war between the Young Turk rebels and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, he was surprised to find that war broke out in the near east several months earlier than it had in his previous life.
On January 12th, 1908, a formal memorandum was drawn up by the Committee of Union and Progress, which was the largest of the Young Turk groups rejecting foreign intervention and nationalist activism. They also called for constitutional government and equality amongst Ottoman citizens.
