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2 days ago · The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli ( Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.
- Ottoman victory
Jun 12, 2024 · Anzacs fought in Gallipoli because of their strong alliance with Britain. Why were Australian men keen to enlist in the war ? Firstly 416.809 Australian men enlisted into world war 1 to serve their country. 3.800 of them were in the navy and the rest were volunteer.
Jun 14, 2024 · Forum pal @Howard has found a small collection of Gallipoli maps in the National Library of Australia, now available on TrenchMapper. We probably need to revisit the zoom level of 2 of them but the collection is superb and covers more than the ANZAC area.
3 days ago · The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War , was followed by the German invasion in April 1941.
3 days ago · April 25, 2015 - Centenary of the start of the Gallipoli Campaign, the Allied plan to mount a British-led naval expedition to bombard and take the Gallipoli Peninsula on the western shore of the Dardanelles. A combined military-naval campaign would then seize Constantinople and force Turkey out of the war, easing pressure on ally Russia.
6 days ago · Italian Campaign, (July 9, 1943–May 2, 1945), during World War II, the Allied invasion and conquest of Italy. With the success of operations in North Africa (June 1940–May 13, 1943) and Sicily (July 9–August 17, 1943), the next logical step for the Allies in the Mediterranean was a move against.
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Jul 1, 2024 · The Gallipoli expedition of 1915, the brainchild of Winston Churchill, was designed to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia. The campaign is characterised by the military incompetence of the higher commands, particularly the Allies.
