Gallipoli Invasion Begins: ANZAC Forces Storm Turkish Shores
Allied forces landed at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, attempting to knock the Ottoman Empire out of World War I by seizing the Dardanelles strait and opening a supply route to Russia. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at what became known as Anzac Cove, a narrow beach backed by steep cliffs that Turkish defenders held with devastating effect. The campaign lasted eight months and achieved nothing. Allied casualties totaled 187,959 wounded and 44,150 killed, including 8,709 Australians and 2,721 New Zealanders. Turkish casualties exceeded 250,000. Winston Churchill, who had championed the operation as First Lord of the Admiralty, was forced to resign. For Australia and New Zealand, April 25 is ANZAC Day, their most sacred national commemoration.
April 25, 1915
111 years ago
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Landing at Cape Helles
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