Australia recently commemorated the 100th anniversary of the land at Gallipoli. I have always been taught of the sacrifice of the campaign but I have never understood why the allies needed to land there?
What was the tactical plan going into the landing and what purpose would it have had on the rest of the war?
##The Gallipoli Campaign
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-o- "Everything I have read has said that the attempted invasion of Gallipoli and the Battle of the Somme were misguided and served no real purpose other than to get men killed." (5 comments | less one week old)
##Followup Questions
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