Australias role in ww2
The Gallipoli campaign was a major land and sea operation of World War 1, in which British, French, Australian and New Zealand forces unsuccessfully attempted an invasion of turkey. The invasion was confined to the Dardanelles strait and the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula near Istanbul. The Campaign arose with problems faced by Russia; Russia was allied to Britain and France. They wanted to send men and supplies to Europe although this supply route went from the black sea through the Sea of Marmara, then through the Dardanelle straits to the Mediterranean. Though the Turkish whom were allied to Germany and Austria controlled all of this area. The Turks insured that no allied supplies would get through to Russia, and as the Dardanelles was the key to Russia's supply route. Russia asked the British and the French to clear the Dardanelles of Turkish control. The Dardanelles was a narrow stretch of water almost 100 km long The British decided that if they could successfully invade the Gallipoli peninsula it would allow them to open up the Dardanelles, land a large number of troops and invade the rest of Turkey. What initially was to be exclusively a naval aff
The ANZACS remained in there trenches for a further 8 months. In these 8 months several attacks were launched on the Turkish forces. The 2 main battles were 'the battle of the Nek' and 'the battle of Lone Pine'. The ANZACS, who were overpowered by the Turks height advantage and heavy artillery, fought bravely and courageously in the difficult terrain. And by the end of the day 16 000 men had landed and had begun digging the trenches. Although 2 000 ANZACS had already lost there lives. In the following days many more troops had landed, although neither side had gained any ground. · A British navigational error caused the ANZACS to land about 2 Km north of the expected spot. Here they were not faced by a gentle sloop but by a steep cliff almost 100 meters high. · The British had under estimated the size and quality of the Turkish forces on the peninsula. Over 42 000 Turks occupied the ridges, trenches and hills of Gallipoli, all highly trained, well equipped and determined. The plan was for the ANZACS to land 21 kilometers north of Cape Helles on a low grassy area that rose gradually to a main hill 7 kilometers away. The first Australian division of 12 000 troops was to be the first to infiltrate the landing on ANZAC cove, take control of the cliffs and to give cover to the 29th British division and a French division that was to land further south at Cape Helles and Kum Kale. Their plan was to clear small enemy forces for their positions on the hills, then the soldiers would destroy the artillery which was stopping the ships from entering the strait. The ANZACS in Gallipoli fought hard and bravely, it was here they proved themselves to be courageous and brave young men; it is this feeling that keeps the legend alive today. And on the 25th April each year, the date when the first ANZACS landed on the shores of Gallipoli in 1915, Australia remembers the bravery and hardship endured by these heroic men, know as the ANZACS, therefore this particular day is known as ANZAC day.
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