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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.
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Gallipoli Peninsula

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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.
World War I: Allied troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula Allied troops lining the shore at "ANZAC Cove" on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The cove was named after the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops that were part of the Allied forces. The Dardanelles Campaign against the Turks was a bloody defeat for the Allies.

The Gallipoli Peninsula is a geographical area in European Turkey, located where the Dardanelles strait meets the Sea of Marmara. It holds historical significance as an early Ottoman conquest and a strategic naval base for defending Istanbul.1

During World War I, the peninsula was the site of the Gallipoli Campaign (February 1915–January 1916). This was an Anglo-French operation aimed at capturing the Dardanelles and Constantinople. The campaign involved extensive naval and military actions, including landings by Allied forces at Cape Helles and ANZAC beaches. Despite significant efforts, the operation failed to achieve its objectives due to factors like poor leadership, faulty tactics, and a lack of surprise. The campaign resulted in heavy casualties for the Allied forces.2

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