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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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May 27, 2024 · 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.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, when the Allied Powers tried to control the Dardanelles Straits and seize Constantinople from Turkey. Find out how the campaign ended in a costly stalemate and evacuation, and how it inspired a famous movie.
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Learn how the Turks defeated the Allies in one of the bloodiest conflicts of World War I, based on new archaeological and historical research. See photos of the battlefield, the cemeteries, the trenches and the monuments.
Learn about the Allied landings, trench warfare, casualties and evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1916. Explore the impact of the campaign on Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and the Central Powers.
For eight long months, New Zealand troops, alongside those from Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, France, India and Newfoundland battled harsh conditions and Ottoman forces desperately fighting to protect their homeland.
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Learn about the First World War amphibious operation that failed to capture the Ottoman-held peninsula in the Dardanelles Straits. Explore the maps, objects and stories of the landings, battles and casualties at Gallipoli.
