Battle of Gallipoli

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World War I battle amphibious operation military campaign

The Battle of Gallipoli was a major World War I campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915–1916, where Allied forces unsuccessfully attempted to secure a sea route to Russia against the Ottoman Empire, resulting in heavy casualties and significant political and national impacts, particularly for Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I battle → amphibious operation → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Dardanelles campaign → Gallipoli campaign → Çanakkale Savaşı →
belligerent	Australia → Austro-Hungarian Empire → British India → France → German Empire → New Zealand → Newfoundland → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → United Kingdom →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
commander	Enver Pasha → Ian Hamilton → John de Robeck → Mustafa Kemal Atatürk → Otto Liman von Sanders → William Birdwood → Winston Churchill →
commemoratedBy	ANZAC Day →
commemoratedOn	April 25 →
conflict	World War I →
date	1915 → 1916 →
endDate	1916-01-09 →
goal	secure sea route to Russian Empire via Dardanelles and Black Sea →
hasEffectOn	Turkish War of Independence → national identity of Australia → national identity of New Zealand → rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as national leader in Turkey →
hasPart	land campaign on Gallipoli Peninsula → naval operations in the Dardanelles →
involvesMilitaryUnit	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → French Army → Ottoman Fifth Army → Royal Navy →
locatedIn	European Turkey → Gallipoli Peninsula → Ottoman Empire →
memorial	Chunuk Bair Memorial GENERATED → Helles Memorial GENERATED → Lone Pine Cemetery → Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial →
notableEvent	ANZAC landings at Gallipoli → Suvla Bay landings → evacuation of ANZAC Cove → evacuation of Suvla Bay → landings at Cape Helles →
outcome	Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli Peninsula →
partOf	Dardanelles campaign → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →
politicalConsequence	boost to Ottoman morale → resignation of Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty → strain in Allied relations →
result	Ottoman victory →
startDate	1915-02-19 →
strategicImportance	access to Black Sea → control of Dardanelles Strait →

Referenced by (52)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bernard Freyberg ("Gallipoli campaign") → British Commonwealth forces ("Gallipoli campaign") → Gallipoli Peninsula ("Gallipoli campaign (1915–1916)") → Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ("Gallipoli campaign") → Ottoman Army ("Gallipoli campaign") →	conflict
European theatre of World War I ("Gallipoli campaign") → European theatre of World War I ("Dardanelles campaign") → European theatre of World War I → Mediterranean theatre of World War I ("Gallipoli campaign") → Mediterranean theatre of World War I ("Dardanelles campaign") →	hasPart
Battle of Gallipoli ("Gallipoli campaign") → Battle of Gallipoli ("Dardanelles campaign") → Battle of Gallipoli ("Çanakkale Savaşı") →	alsoKnownAs
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I → Mustafa Kemal Atatürk → World War I →	notableBattle
1st Division (Australia) ("Gallipoli campaign") → Ottoman Fifth Army ("Gallipoli campaign") → Ottoman Fifth Army ("Allied landings at Gallipoli") →	notableEngagement
Mediterranean theatre of World War I ("Gallipoli landings of 1915") → Mediterranean theatre of World War I → Mediterranean theatre of World War I ("Battle of the Dardanelles") →	significantEvent
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ("Dardanelles campaign") → Zaganos Pasha ("Gallipoli") →	associatedWith
Dardanelles ("Dardanelles Campaign") → Dardanelles ("Gallipoli Campaign") →	historicalEvent
British Indian Army ("Gallipoli campaign") → Henry Maitland Wilson ("Gallipoli campaign") →	participatedIn
Dardanelles naval operations ("Gallipoli campaign") → Gallipoli Campaign air operations ("Gallipoli campaign") →	partOf
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ("Gallipoli") → Canadian Expeditionary Force ("Gallipoli campaign") →	theatreOfOperations
Gallipoli Peninsula ("Gallipoli campaign") → Gallipoli Peninsula ("Dardanelles campaign") →	wasSiteOf
Royal Warwickshire Regiment ("Gallipoli") →	battleHonoursInclude
William Birdwood ("Gallipoli Campaign") →	campaign
ANZAC Day ("Gallipoli campaign") →	commemorates
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ("Gallipoli campaign") →	engagement
World War I military fortifications ("Gallipoli front") →	geographicScope
Gallipoli Peninsula ("Gallipoli") →	historicalName
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ("Gallipoli campaign") →	includedCampaign
John de Robeck ("Gallipoli campaign") →	notableEvent
Australian New Wave cinema ("Gallipoli") →	notableFilm
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ("Gallipoli campaign") →	notableFor
John de Robeck ("Gallipoli") →	notableTheatreOfWar
Dominion of Australia ("Gallipoli campaign") →	participantIn
Sinai and Palestine campaign ("Gallipoli campaign") →	precededBy
Dardanelles naval operations ("Gallipoli landings of April 1915") →	relatedTo
William Slim ("Gallipoli campaign") →	servedIn
Manchester Regiment ("Gallipoli") →	servedInTheatre
Ottoman air units ("Gallipoli campaign") →	theaterOfOperations
Short 184 →	usedInOperation