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Large groups of Allied soldiers gather along the shore and hillsides at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, with boats and piers visible in the water during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. Map highlighting the Dardanelles strait in northwestern Turkey, with the Gallipoli Peninsula labeled nearby. Surrounding countries, including Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania, are shown, along with the Aegean, Black, and Mediterranean Seas, to provide geographic context for the Dardanelles Campaign during World War I. Infographic summarizing the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I, showing a timeline of key events from 1914 to 1916, a map of the Gallipoli Peninsula with allied landings and Turkish defenses, and a locator map of the region in Turkey.
Know about the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign and the role of ANZAC troops in the battles of World War I
Black-and-white view from Anzac across Suvla Bay, showing rugged hills, sparse vegetation, and the distant line of Kiretch Tepe Sirt with the Salt Lake below. Australia and New Zealand Army Corps troops Historical map showing the Dardanelles strait and its surrounding region around 1900, with labeled towns, forts, and geographic features along the waterway connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The map includes Gallipoli, Cape Sigeum, and nearby settlements, as well as terrain features and the location of the ruins of Troy. Gallipoli Campaign: “ANZAC Cove” A long line of wounded Ottoman soldiers, many with arms in slings, stand on a cobblestone street holding flags during festivities in the Dardanelles, World War I.
Listen to a Turkish perspective on the Gallipoli Campaign, known to Turkish people as the Battle of Çanakkale, 1915–16
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American infantry streaming through the captured town of Varennes, France, 1918.This place fell into the hands of the Americans on the first day of the Franco-American assault upon the Argonne-Champagne line. (World War I)
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Caption: It May be Turned to Mourning for its Loss. Our picture shows a group of the wounded lately from the Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) at the festivities, ca. 1914-1918. (World War I)
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Gallipoli Campaign: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Imperial War Museums - What went wrong at Gallipoli? Sep 25, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - The Battle of Gallipoli's Sobering Lessons for the Strait of Hormuz. May 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Dardanelles Campaign. Apr 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Great War's Gallipoli Campaign: Senseless Slaughter. Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Gallipoli Campaign: Churchill's Folly in World War I. Dec 03, 2025
Add new Web site: National Museum of Australia - Gallipoli landing. Jul 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museum - Why Gallipoli Was One Of The Worst Fighting Fronts Of WW1. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - The Gallipoli Campaign. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: National Defense University Press - The Gallipoli Campaign. Nov 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian War Memorial - Understanding Gallipoli. May 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Gallipoli Campaign. Apr 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs - Gallipoli Campaign 1915. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Campaign and Battle of Gallipoli. Apr 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - What You Need To Know About The Gallipoli Campaign. Oct 25, 2022
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Gallipoli Campaign. Mar 14, 2022
Add new Web site: National Army Museum - Gallipoli campaign. Mar 14, 2022
Media added. May 19, 2020
Corrected display issue. Sep 21, 2018
Media added. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - What went wrong at Gallipoli? Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: The Churchill Centre - Finest Hour - The Dardanelles and Gallipoli. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Gallipoli. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Commonwealth War Graves Commission - The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Australian War Memorial - Encyclopedia - Gallipoli. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: The National Archives - The Gallipoli Campaign. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Gallipoli and the Anzacs - Events of the Gallipoli Campaign. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Australian Army - WWI Gallipoli. Oct 18, 2016
Add new Web site: Gallipoli and the Anzacs - Events of the Gallipoli Campaign. Oct 18, 2016
Added Gallipoli Campaign infographic. Apr 23, 2015
Article retitled "Gallipoli Campaign" from "Dardanelles Campaign." Aug 19, 2014
Changed the start of the naval bombardment from "February 16" to "February 19." Dec 13, 2013
Added photograph. Jun 18, 2013
Added photograph. Apr 27, 2010
Added new Web site: New Zealand History - The Gallipoli Campaign. Jun 18, 2009
Added new Web site: History Learning Site - British Submarines and the Dardanelles. May 29, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Gallipoli Campaign or Dardanelles Campaign. Nov 18, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Gallipoli Campaign. Jul 22, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 09, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 28, 2007
Article revised. Oct 25, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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