Battle of Krithia

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The Battle of Krithia was a series of unsuccessful Allied attacks against Ottoman defenses on the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I, marked by heavy casualties and minimal territorial gains.

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instanceOf battle
military operation
alliedCommander Aylmer Hunter-Weston NERFINISHED
Sir Ian Hamilton NERFINISHED
belligerent Allied Powers NERFINISHED
Ottoman forces NERFINISHED
characteristic heavy casualties
minimal territorial gains
conflict World War I
consequence high Allied casualties for little gain
stalemate at Helles sector
countryInvolved Australia
France
India NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
date 1915
front Gallipoli front NERFINISHED
hasPart First Battle of Krithia NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Krithia NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Krithia NERFINISHED
location Gallipoli Peninsula NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
militaryBranchInvolved Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED
British Army NERFINISHED
French Army NERFINISHED
New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
Ottoman Army NERFINISHED
notableFor repeated frontal assaults
strong Ottoman defensive positions
objective advance toward Achi Baba
capture village of Krithia
opponentCommander Ottoman Fifth Army commanders NERFINISHED
outcome Allied attacks unsuccessful
partOf Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
relatedPlace Achi Baba NERFINISHED
Cape Helles NERFINISHED
Krithia NERFINISHED
result Ottoman victory
strategicContext attempt to force Dardanelles Straits
theater Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED

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Gallipoli 1915 notableEngagement Battle of Krithia