How Did Australia Celebrate The Gallipoli Campaign

World War 1 (1914-1918) was the first official war that Australians took part in, only thirteen years after federating as a country in 1901. During this time, thousands of lives were lost, families were torn apart, and friends were never seen again. April 25th became the national day to commemorate the ANZAC soldiers who had served overseas. Even now, 100 years later, people still remember those who sacrificed themselves for Australia, those who fought and fell in many battles to protect the country they lived in. The Gallipoli Campaign is the most famous battle of World War 1, the battle that every Australian household knows about. However, other battles such as the ones on the

World War One is regarded as a major turning point in history and modern warfare which has impacted Australia monumentally, scarring the nation’s history. Australia played a significant role in World War One and the Gallipoli campaign, which is considered the birthplace of the ANZAC legend. These events have immensely shaped Australia as the nation we know of today. World War One began in 1914 from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and ended in 1918 on November the 11th which is now recognised as a day of mourning and a time given recognition to the lives taken on the battlefield. To a prominent extent, the ANZAC legend is significant to the concept of Australian identity and nationalism through the origins of the ANZAC legend, the key events that have helped form Australia as an independent nation, and in addition to how ANZAC day is commemorated today.

The Gallipoli campaign had a major effect on Australia’s identity and the way the rest of the world saw Australia as a country. The Gallipoli campaign was a trial to test their nationhood. The campaign shown many qualities of the Australian soldiers including bravery, strength, courage, endurance and mateship. All of these qualities reflect on the nation that the troops came from. The involvement of Gallipoli was a major event that has shaped our country’s reputation and the sacrifices made by so many Australians shows the fortitude that many men had to fight for their nation.

Turkey was on the same side as Germany in the First World War, which made them the Anzac's rival. It was decided that soldiers needed to land and fight in Turkey. This is where the famous battle of Gallipoli happened now known as ANZAC cove because of the horrific losses of the Australian forces in a so seemed futile and pointless battle. This essay highlights why the Gallipoli campaign was a failure.

Last year, on the 25th of April was the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. Which, according to the Australian Defence force website, was to be for Australians, “one of the most significant commemorations to take place during their lifetime.” With the centenary looming in the backs of the minds of the Australian people, it is unsurprising that great pains have been taken to construct a three year long celebration that would “encompass a number of historical milestones on Australia 's involvement in conflicts”, such as both World Wars, Korea and Vietnam.

On 25 April 1915, during the First World War, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on the Gallipoli peninsula as part of the 70,000 strong Anglo-French operation against Turkey to capture the Dardanelles. Over one million men were involved in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign which lasted eight and a half months. Of the 44,070 soldiers who were killed during the campaign, 8,000 were Australian. It was the first time that Australians went into combat as Australians, giving Australia a sense of identity and a place in the world.

Germany devised a plan to take France out as quickly as possible by mobilising their troops and invading Belgium to attack France from the North, however because of an agreement between Belgium and Great Britain, which stated that Belgium was a sovereign country, Great Britain and its Empire declared war on Germany and its allies. Australia only entered the war in 1915, with the famous Gallipoli landings and only entered the Western Front in 1916. Where they first went into battle in the Bloody Battle of Fromelles

The Battle of Gallipoli, or the Gallipoli Campaign, was fought during the First World War. It is known by either name because the Battle of Gallipoli featured many different battles and phases that comprised the entirety of the campaign. This engagement began on February 17, 1915 and ended on January 9, 1916. The Allied forces were tasked with attempting to secure the strait. The purpose of this was twofold: first, it provided the Russian Empire with much-needed shipping access, and second, it would serve to cut the Ottoman Empire in half. The Allies also planned to capture the capital of the Ottoman Empire during this operation. The British and the French attempted to launch a combined naval offensive

By the time the war was over in November 1918, more than 9 million soldiers had been killed. Those who survived Gallipoli would never again mistake war for adventure. Within 24 hours the plan had failed, leaving approximately 747 Australians dead on the first day. Gallipoli has become so important to Australia’s national identity because it was the first time Australian’s fought overseas. World War 1 has shaped the way Australia’s now lives as we grow to know, and respect the Anzac legend as we understand what the soldiers did for our nation. The ANZAC legend will always live on as the stories are passed through family, to family. Anzac Day is celebrated to ensured the campaign will never be forgotten.

The men had received orders to attack the third line of the German’s trenches. They managed so successfully march through no man’s land and easily captured the first trench. From there they moved forward and quickly captured the second trench. After that they went looking for the third and last trench they were told to capture but they found no third trench. Meanwhile, the Germans had re-captured the first and second trenches leaving the ANZACs out in the open. The ANZACs quickly built a trench to protect themselves from air strikes and lay there until night fell. Once they had snuck past the Germans and back into their own trenches, the troops insisted they could go back and save their fellow soldiers who were left in the open. The British High Command denied this request and the Australians disobeyed. One of the officers walked across no mans land and made a truce with the Germans. He went as far as offering himself as prisoner while his men tried to find the wounded. In only 27 hours after the Australians attacked the Germans, 5533 ANZACs had died or been wounded. This number was twice as many casualties as those in

World War I (1914-1918) was considered the 'Great War' and Australia’s Gallipoli campaign has always been considered as the pinnacle of the Australian military feats. This is due to the constant glorification of the event despite the fact it was an unmitigated failure. However, the work of the Australian army force in the most important battleground of WW1 the 'Western Front' is often cast under the shadow of Gallipoli. The battles on the Western Front took place in France, Belgium and parts of Germany and this is where some of the most pivotal battles were fought. The contribution and success of the Australians will be assessed through the analysis of several sources related to four major contributions related to the Western Front. These include the amount of Australians involved, the external opinions of Australia in the Western front, The Battle of

How has Gallipoli helped shape Australia, an understanding of who we are, and the larrikin spirit?

The assault troops - The ANZAC’S - were intended to land at Cape Tepe, but as a consequence of strong ocean currents, faulty navigation, communication errors and poor visibility, the ANZAC’s landed 1.6 kilometers North of their intended destination. In the darkness, the assault formations became mixed, as the men were surrounded by steep, high, cliff faces and incessant Ottoman Turkish machine-gun fire, instead of a flat land assault.

CHECK FOR ACTIVE VOICE Fix measurements Critical Reasoning Battle Analysis: Gallipoli SFC Rebecca Watchers SLC 16-001 3rd PLT Critical Reasoning Battle Analysis: Gallipoli Introduction The Gallipoli Campaign was a defining moment of World War I- both for the Allies and the Central Powers. A critical reasoning analysis of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I reveals the enduring lessons learned which might still be applied in modern warfare. Thesis: The Battle at Anzac Cove proved to be the culmination of months of stunningly poor Allied leadership, inferior intelligence, and an inefficient use of land, naval, and air assets.

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