Battle of Gallipoli

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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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instanceOf World War I battle
amphibious operation
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Dardanelles campaign

Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Gallipoli campaign

Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Çanakkale Savaşı
belligerent Australia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
British India
France
German Empire
New Zealand
Newfoundland and Labrador
surface form: 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 (25 April)
surface form: 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 founding of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: 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 Turkey
surface form: 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 naval operations
surface form: 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

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13th (Western) Division theatreOfOperations Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign
13th (Western) Division notableEngagement Battle of Gallipoli
Jemal Pasha conflict Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign
1st Division notableBattle Battle of Gallipoli
subject surface form: 1st Division (Australia)
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign
Charles Monro notableEvent Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign evacuation
I ANZAC Corps theatreOfOperations Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign
I ANZAC Corps notableEngagement Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign
New Zealand Expeditionary Force theatre Battle of Gallipoli
this entity surface form: Gallipoli campaign