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The aim of the Gallipoli campaign and why it failed?
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The aim of the Gallipoli campaign and why it failed?
In 1915 The Gallipoli campaign was designed to knock Turkey out of war. The allies wanted to invade Turkey and therefore be able to bring supplies and arms to the Russians for their immense German front. They wished to be able to form a supply route through the Dardanelle's. The Russians were short of food and arms and it was necessary to keep the Eastern Front going. They also wished to open up a new front through the Balkans to attack Austria-Hungary. By taking Turkey they would have been able to take the Balkans and attack Austria-Hungary from the south. The main aim of the campaign was to stop Bulgaria joining the Central Powers forcing Austria out of the war, leaving Germany isolated.
At 6:00 am on the morning of 25th of April 1915 the First Expeditionary Force of the Anzacs landed on the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The aim was to strike in across the peninsula and destroy the Turkish naval defences in the Dardanelles, leaving the channel open for the Royal Navy to sail through to Constantinople and knock Turkey out of the
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