Gallipoli

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance celebrated on April 25 each year in Australia and New Zealand. Its inspiration came from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), which participated in the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915, the first significant battle of World War I. Winston Churchill, who was later made to resign from his position as Lord of the Admiralty, was responsible for the British command's terrible failure of the battle plan, which was intended to end the Ottoman Empire's participation in the war.

Anzac troops endured very high mortality rates upon their landing in Turkey on the western coasts of the Gallipoli Peninsula, chiefly due to persistent machine firing. Soldiers who survived the initial assault had to contend with additional hardships such a lack of food and water, sickness, oppressive heat, and the ongoing threat of swarming corpse flies. Military leaders finally made the decision to break the pointless standoff and leave after eight months of sheer hell.

The rocky, steep terrain of Gallipoli, which is evident both then and now, highlights the nearly unachievable task that Allied men faced. The battleground also features a 100 foot Helles Memorial on the point of the peninsula overlooking the coveted Dardanelles Straits in addition to the Anzac Cemetery.

Date: 17 February 1915 – 9 January 1916(10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location: Gallipoli Peninsula, Sanjak of Gelibolu, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire

Result: Ottoman victory