Troops at rest, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1915-1916. Artist: Unknown

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Troops at rest, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1915-1916. Launched in March 1915, the Allied landings on the Gallipoli peninsula were intended to establish a supply route to Russia throught the Black Sea via the Dardanelles straits. The operation was a failure, redeemed slightly by a successful evacuation of the Allied forces completed in January 1916. The 8 month campaign resulted in 140,000 Allied casualties and damaged the career of Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, who commissioned the operation.

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Size: 4641px × 3781px
Location: World,Asia,Turkey,Çanakkale,Çanakkale Boğazı,World,Asia,Turkey,Mediterranean Region
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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