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The third attack on Anzac Cove (19 May 1915) was an engagement during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The attack was conducted by the forces of the Ottoman Turkish Empire , against the forces of the British Empire defending the cove.
The Turkish and ANZAC trenches, at certain points in the area, had less than 5 metres between them. [18] During the Gallipoli Campaign, both sides believed these trenches to be the most unsafe spots on the peninsula. The outlines of the trenches at Turkish Quinn's are still highly visible. The site is now covered with new growth and shrubs.
Anzac Cove looking towards Arıburnu, 1915. Anzac Cove (Turkish: Anzak Koyu) is a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey.It became famous as the site of World War I landing of the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) on 25 April 1915.
At Anzac, the diversionary Battle of Lone Pine, led by the Australian 1st Infantry Brigade, captured the main Ottoman trench line and diverted Ottoman forces but the attacks at Chunuk Bair and Hill 971 failed. [83] [164] [165] Captain Leslie Morshead in a trench at Lone Pine after the battle, looking at Australian and Ottoman dead on the parapet
The 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial is a Turkish war memorial commemorating the men of the Ottoman 57th Infantry Regiment who died during the Gallipoli campaign.. The battles at Gallipoli took place during an eight-month campaign fought by British Empire and French forces against the Ottoman Empire in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war and to open a supply route to Russia through the ...
As the landing around Anzac was consolidated throughout the first week ashore, efforts were made to destroy two observation posts overlooking the cove from its flanks: Gaba Tepe 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south, and Nibrunesi Point 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north, near Suvla Bay. Early on 2 May, a party of around 50 New Zealanders, drawn from the ...
The landing has been commemorated in song on several occasions. Two of the best-known songs contain historical contradictions that confuse the landings at Suvla and Anzac. A song "Suvla Bay," which is believed to have been written during World War I but first copyrighted and published in 1944, has been recorded by many artists. [5]
9 – Anzac: A general attack by the Allies on the heights of Chunuk Bair, Hill Q and Hill 971 fails. 10 Anzac: Battle of Chunuk Bair ends when the Turks, led by Mustafa Kemal, drive the Allies off the heights. Suvla: British 53rd (Welsh) Division attacks Scimitar Hill, suffering heavy casualties. 12 – Anzac: Battle of Lone Pine ends.