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The German army had delivered a crushing blow to Russia at Tannenberg at the start of the war and had been driving eastwards. The Russians were threatened by a Turkish advance through the Caucasus and appealed to their allies for assistance. Gaining control of the Dardanelles would re-establish communications with Russia and release wheat and shipping locked in the Black Sea by Turkey.
Besides this, British strategists had for many years before the war believed that the best defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal was an attack on Turkey.
The British Royal Navy could have gone a long way towards achieving these goals by steaming through the Dardanelles straits in November 1914 and shelling Constantinople (now Istanbul) and perhaps putting the government to flight. Instead, they cautiously tested the range of the Turkish guns by bombarding the shore batteries.
The Turkish commanders immediately became aware of their vulnerability to further attacks and strengthened their defenses to include carefully laid minefields, well-sited guns and searchlights that swept the narrows at night.
Three months later, a British and French fleet that included 18 battleships, attempted to force its way through to Constantinople. Three capital ships were lost and three crippled.
Unknown to the Allies, the Turkish gun batteries had almost exhausted their ammunition supplies in this effort, and the fleet could have sailed on through the straits with little further damage. Instead, the naval commanders came to the conclusion that they could not force their way through the Dardanelles unless troops were first sent to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula in force to silence the Turkish guns. Planning for the landing of troops on Gallipoli commenced.
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∙ 9y agoThe ANZACS were sent to invade the Gallipoli Peninsula to provide a strong-enough force to secure a trade route through which the Allies could deliver supplies to Russia. An ANZAC is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
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Who fought against the ANZACs in World War I?
The ANZACs were the collective group of soldiers sent from Australia and New Zealand to fight on behalf of Britain. Their World War 1 was the same as everyone else's - 1914 to 1918.
Where did Australian troops go before being sent to gallipoli?
The ANZACS went to Cairo on December 4th, 1914 so they could train and prepare for what was ahead in Gallipoli.
Which part of the world were ANZAC soldiers sent to fight for?
During World War 1 the ANZACs were sent to three different locations. 1. The Western Front 2. Gallipoli 3. The Middle East "The Western Front was the name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 kilometres from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border." - 'Don't forget me, cobber!' by Matt Anderson The Gallipoli Campaign was an attempt to capture the capital of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Istanbul. It was also to make a sea route to Russia. But the plan failed. ANZACs were sent to the Middle East and Jerusalem to free it from the hold of the Turks and Muslims. The 800 light horsemen were a famous battalion of troops who played a role in the war in the Middle East.
What did the ANZACS think of Turkey?
the anzacs were the voluntary Australian and new zealnd armies sent to help Britain knock Turkey out of the war with a failed attempt to invade turkey from the dardarnlles and gallipoli.however this was a huge failure with the loss of 100 thousand deaths on the entente side (Australia,new zealand and Britain) by January. the entente powers retreated due to the heavy casualties in January
Why were the troups sent to gallipoli?
i seriosly dont know (good work) Gallipoli was one of the wars biggest disasters. The ANZACs were being flattened, due to a combination of bad navigation, andbad handling of the situation from then on. Ironically the best part of it was when we left. We didn't lose a single man during the evactuation, but lost hundreds when we first arrived. Go figure
What were the conditions and the food that the ANZACs had in Gallipoli?
It was summer in the time the Anzacs were on the Gallipoli Peninsula, so the weather was hot and dry. There was lack of water. They ate mostly bully beef, Ticklers jam and hard tack. Their food was sometimes supplemented by parcels sent from home.
What date were anzacs at Egypt?
they were sent to Egypt on august 1914. they trained for four and a half months near cairo before being shipped to the gallipoli peninsula.
Who fought against the ANZACs in World War I?
The ANZACs were the collective group of soldiers sent from Australia and New Zealand to fight on behalf of Britain. Their World War 1 was the same as everyone else's - 1914 to 1918.
Where did Australian troops go before being sent to gallipoli?
The ANZACS went to Cairo on December 4th, 1914 so they could train and prepare for what was ahead in Gallipoli.
Who sent the ANZACs to Gallipoli?
Gallipoli was Winston Churchill's brainchild. As a result of the failure he was demoted and made to serve on the Western Front. He survived and ended up Primeminister during the Second World War.
How were the ANZACs significant for Australia?
ANZAC stand for Australia and New Zealand Army Corp. These were the troops that were sent to Europe for World War 1. Their main contribution was during the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey.
What happened to the soldiers in Anzac?
The Dead were mostly buried by the Turks behind the beachheads and we of course, buried our own when we could access their bodies. Those graves are still there in the Dardanelles/Gallipoli Turkish Military area. The surviving Anzacs were withdrawn and sent to Egypt from where they were redeployed onto the Western fronts. Many ex-Anzacs died on the Somme/Villiers/Brettoneaux battle sites.
Why were the ANZACS fighting the Turks?
Australia and New Zealand were part of the British Commonwealth, which was one of the Allies in World War I. The Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers. Those facts naturally brought the ANZACs into conflict with Turks. The ANZACs were specifically sent to the Turkish front in Gallipoli so that British soldiers could focus on the Western Front which was closer to London and made maintenance much easier. Giving the command of the Turkish front over to foreign regiments was much easier to justify.
Who sent parcels to the troops in gallipoli 1915?
Family.
Which part of the world were ANZAC soldiers sent to fight for?
During World War 1 the ANZACs were sent to three different locations. 1. The Western Front 2. Gallipoli 3. The Middle East "The Western Front was the name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 kilometres from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border." - 'Don't forget me, cobber!' by Matt Anderson The Gallipoli Campaign was an attempt to capture the capital of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Istanbul. It was also to make a sea route to Russia. But the plan failed. ANZACs were sent to the Middle East and Jerusalem to free it from the hold of the Turks and Muslims. The 800 light horsemen were a famous battalion of troops who played a role in the war in the Middle East.
What did the ANZACS think of Turkey?
the anzacs were the voluntary Australian and new zealnd armies sent to help Britain knock Turkey out of the war with a failed attempt to invade turkey from the dardarnlles and gallipoli.however this was a huge failure with the loss of 100 thousand deaths on the entente side (Australia,new zealand and Britain) by January. the entente powers retreated due to the heavy casualties in January
Why were the troups sent to gallipoli?
i seriosly dont know (good work) Gallipoli was one of the wars biggest disasters. The ANZACs were being flattened, due to a combination of bad navigation, andbad handling of the situation from then on. Ironically the best part of it was when we left. We didn't lose a single man during the evactuation, but lost hundreds when we first arrived. Go figure
