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The Gallipoli peninsula (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ p əl i, ɡ æ-/; Turkish: Gelibolu Yarımadası; Greek: Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, romanized: Chersónisos tis Kallípolis) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Gallipoli Campaign, in World War I, an Anglo-French operation against Turkey from February 1915 to January 1916 that was intended to force the 38-mile-long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. Learn more about the Gallipoli Campaign in this article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the failed Allied attempt to control the Dardanelles Straits and the Gallipoli Peninsula in World War I. Find out the details of the naval attack, the land invasion, the casualties and the evacuation.
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Learn about the 1915 amphibious invasion of Gallipoli Peninsula by Allied forces, which ended in a costly defeat and a lasting legacy of sacrifice. Explore the archaeological and historical evidence of the campaign, the Turkish perspective and the memorials today.
Gallipoli, seaport and town, European Turkey. It lies on a narrow peninsula where the Dardanelles opens into the Sea of Marmara, 126 miles (203 km) west-southwest of Istanbul. An important Byzantine fortress, it was the first Ottoman conquest (c. 1356) in Europe and was maintained as a naval base
Learn about the Allied landings, trench warfare and evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1916. Explore the impact of the campaign on Australia, New Zealand and Turkey with IWM's online shop and resources.
