GALLIPOLI
Date: The war began on April 25th, 1915 and ended on the 9th of January 1916.
Involvement: The Australian Federal Government decided that in the event of war it would offer to Great Britain (their allies) a military force of 20,000 men and place the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under the control of the British Admiralty.
· ANZAC stands for ‘Australia New Zealand Army Corps’
· August 4 1914, Great Britain declared war on the German Empire and its allies
(Australia and Britain were allies)
· The Australian and New Zealand soldiers arrived on the shores of Gallipoli at 4.00 am. They were the so called 'covering force' whose task was to drive the Turkish defenders into the hills.
· The battle took place on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the European part of Turkey
· The attack on Gallipoli was one of the more imaginative strategies of the First World War
· The large number of ANZAC soldiers were sent to Gallipoli were fighting with their British allies
· More than 11, 000 ANZAC soldiers died at Gallipoli
Involvement: The Australian Federal Government decided that in the event of war it would offer to Great Britain (their allies) a military force of 20,000 men and place the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under the control of the British Admiralty.
· ANZAC stands for ‘Australia New Zealand Army Corps’
· August 4 1914, Great Britain declared war on the German Empire and its allies
(Australia and Britain were allies)
· The Australian and New Zealand soldiers arrived on the shores of Gallipoli at 4.00 am. They were the so called 'covering force' whose task was to drive the Turkish defenders into the hills.
· The battle took place on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the European part of Turkey
· The attack on Gallipoli was one of the more imaginative strategies of the First World War
· The large number of ANZAC soldiers were sent to Gallipoli were fighting with their British allies
· More than 11, 000 ANZAC soldiers died at Gallipoli