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Strategically, Gallipoli was a campaign with the idea of assisting Russia in the east by opening the seaway from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Obviously the Turkish forces did not want this to happen, and the sea was mined. The British lost two capital ships and the French lost one trying to get through. Troops were landed by the British, using Anzac units mainly (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps). Unfortunately the British, instead of having a dynamic leadership, allowed the Turks time to reinforce the defensive positions on the peninsula. The opportunity was lost and eventually the troops were withdrawn in a costly and pointless endeavour. It remains as an example of how not to conduct a military expedition, and an example of poor leadership of brave men who died achieving nothing. Had it been successful, then the war in the east would have been different, and as with all these things, hindsight is a wonderful thing to behold !
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∙ 11y agoBecasue when we arrived the Turks were all ready waiting on the top of all the hills and so they had a disadvantageto us when we arrived,that's how sum of us died
AnswerBecasue when we arrived the Turks were all ready waiting on the top of all the hills and so they had a disadvantageto us when we arrived,that's how sum of us diedAnswer
It's really crappy ground to fight over, full of folds and ridges and steep cliffs and scrubby waste ground.
The Turkish Army was able to secure all the strong points along the hills (they actually weren't waiting - if the Allies had moved faster they might have got there first) and they pinned the landings into small areas around their landing beaches. This meant that they could shell and harass them the whole time.
Amphibious warfare was still in it's infancy, the Navy was more used to landing small groups of Marines and didn't really know how to get large numbers of troops shore and support them, shore bombardment was pretty hit and miss (literally).
Most of the landing troops - with the exception of the regular 29th Division - were pretty much freshly trained recruits (ANZACs, Royal Navy Division and so on) and their Generals were only really just learning to fight a war on this scale.
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∙ 13y agobecause the clif is almost perpendicular and the conditions were horrible
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Why was the gallipoli landing so difficult?
the landing was difficult because the cliff was almost perpindicular and the conditions were horrible
How many people died in the first landing in Gallipoli?
2,000,000
What year did the landing at Gallipoli occur?
The first landing at Gallipoli was at dawn on 25 April 1915 by the Third Brigade of the Australian First Division.
In what war was gallipoli?
The Gallipoli landing occurred soon after the onset of World War I.
What did the 75th anniversary of the gallipoli landing coincide with?
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Why was the gallipoli landing so difficult?
the landing was difficult because the cliff was almost perpindicular and the conditions were horrible
Why was the landing so difficult?
the landing was difficult because the cliff was almost perpindicular and the conditions were horrible
When did Australians go to Gallipoli?
April 25 1915 was the landing of Australians troops on the shores of Gallipoli.
How many people died in the first landing in Gallipoli?
2,000,000
What year did the landing at Gallipoli occur?
The first landing at Gallipoli was at dawn on 25 April 1915 by the Third Brigade of the Australian First Division.
In what war was gallipoli?
The Gallipoli landing occurred soon after the onset of World War I.
What did the 75th anniversary of the gallipoli landing coincide with?
ask waylon clapp
How did the evacuation from Gallipoli differ from the initial landing?
The evacuation from Gallipoli was carried out in complete secret, and the Turkish soldiers had absolutely no idea that the ANZACs had departed. This was quite different to the landing, when the Turks knew the ANZACs were coming, and were ready for them.
When did the Anzacs land at gollipoly?
The Gallipoli landing began on 25 April 1915.
Where did the Anzacs land in gallipoli?
The ANZACs were supposed to land on Cape Tepe but ended up landing on what was later known as ANZAC Cove, two kilometres North of the intended landing place.
How many years have passed since the historic Anzac Cove landing also known as the landing at Gaba Tepe?
The landing of Gallipoli dated in 1915 April 25 when the Australia New Zealand Army Corp landed at Gallipoli Beach. To work out the years you will need to use maths but that is the date.
How long were Australian soldiers in Gallipoli?
The ANZAC troops were evacuated from Gallipoli eight months after the initial landing which occurred on 25 April 1915.
