Friday, March 20, 2009
Gallipoli: What did the Allies wish to accomplish in Gallipoli? Were they successful? Why or Why not?
On April 24th, 1915, an amphibious force of British, French, Australian, and New Zealand troops began landing on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli. Their aim, to knock Germany's ally, Turkey, out of the war. Only a small Turkish force awaited them on the cliffs overlooking the shore. However, the Gallipoli landing was a disaster caused by inadequate intelligence, insufficient attention to the terrain, an underestimation of the enemy's strength and resilience in defense of their native soil. Nine months after landing, the allies withdrew after incurring over 250,000 casualties, including over 46,000 dead.
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The Allies wanted to knock Turkey out of the war so they canhave a better chance of winning. It was not successful
The allies' aim was to knock Germany's ally, Turkey, out of the war. They were unsuccessful due to the fact that they underestimated Turkey's advantage on it's home turf and they withdrew nine months after the landing with 250,000 casualties and over 46,000 dead.
basically they wanted to knock germay allies . they wanted to take turkey out the war.
I think The allies were eager to take ot turkey out so that their advantages of winning would rise
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