Gallipoli Campaign
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The Gallipoli Campaign took place on the Turkish peninsula of Canakkale in 1915 during the First World War.
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[edit] Maps
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Map of Turkish forces at Canakkale April 1915.png
Distribution of Turkish forces, April 1915 |
[edit] Paintings
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"Anzac, the landing 1915" by George Lambert, 1920–22 |
"The taking of KanliSirt" by Fred Leist, 1921 |
"The charge of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at Cesarettepe, 7 August 1915" by George Lambert, 1924 |
[edit] Naval operations
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HMS Canopus fires a salvo of 12-inch shells, March |
HMS Irresistible abandoned and sinking, 18 March |
Last moments of the French battleship Bouvet, 18 March |
Bouvet capsizes, 18 March |
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The wreck of British submarine E15, run aground on 17 April |
HMS Majestic leaving Mudros harbour |
Majestic sinking after being torpedoed by the U-21, 27 May |
Majestic's upturned hull off Cape Helles |
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British submarine E11 sinking the Stamboul in the Bosphorus, 25 May |
Church service aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth |
HMS Cornwallis supporting the evacuation of Suvla, December |
[edit] Air operations
[edit] Anzac
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Destroyer Scourge towing boats towards the beach |
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General Birdwood near Hill 60, October 1915 |
Lord Kitchener and General Birdwood on Russell's Top |
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[edit] Cape Helles
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General A.M. Hunter-Weston and staff |
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[edit] Suvla
[edit] Ottoman Visitors
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From left: Admiral Guido von Usedom,Kaiser,Enver Pasha,Vizeadmiral Johannes Merten
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