The Gallipoli Campaign (April 1915 - January 1916) might have been the biggest failure of the allies in WW1. The allied goal of freeing the Gallipoli Strait to allow ships to Russia in the winter and their goal knocking the Ottomans out of the war by reaching Constantinople was never achieved. They had failed because the Allies severely underestimated the Ottomans, the Allied troops were dropped off at the wrong place, the Allies were not ready to attack and the Allies made many critical mistakes.
The Allies had planned that they would quickly capture the Gallipoli peninsula without much resistance from the Central Powers. However; by the time that the Allied troops had arrived in Gallipoli, the Ottomans had already created all the defences and trenches they needed and had already settled in them. They had also fortified themselves very well, meaning that it
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The original plan was to land on a beach which would not have cliffs so that they could easily advance and get off the beach to stay safe and away from the Ottomans, who would be easily able to shoot them whilst they would be on the beach. However; the ANZACs had landed on a beach, which had high cliffs on the beach, which meant that they were all easy targets for the Ottoman troops, who had already set up their defences. The Ottoman troops could easily shoot the Allied troops whilst they were trying to get over the cliffs and advance. That meant that the Allied troops had to dig into the ground and make trenches to shelter from the enemy bullets. Making trenches meant that the Allied troops could not advance as quickly as they wanted to. Landing on the wrong beach also meant that their original plans wouldn’t work and that their maps would not help them anymore. As a result of landing on the wrong beach, the allies couldn’t follow the plan as well as they wanted to because their advance had been slowed
How they got up fully armed and equipped over the rough scrub- clad hillside one can hardly imagine!” “A panoramic photograph of the Anzac area behind the beach, 1919” This was a major disadvantage to the Anzacs as they weren’t aware about the beach, they were significantly down in numbers, no one knew how to do an amphibious assault they just rowed to shore prepared for modern warfare: just ran against a machine gun, men shooting with bolt action rifles and pistols .The second source shows an image of the steep hill on the beach.
bad luck inflicted on the Allies made the Dieppe raid one of their worst defeats in World War Two.
The landing at Anzac Cove was set to send the 1st Australian Division ashore first. Their task was to establish strong points on Gun Ridge, and the purpose behind this pass the 3rd Infantry Brigade in order to facilitate their capture of the remainder of Gun Ridge. Then, with the capture of Gun Ridge, the 2nd Infantry Brigade would execute a forward passage of lines to capture of the high ground of Sari Bair. Looking at this action through the lens of mission command, it is a
The landing of the troops for the Gallipoli Campaign was a disaster. This was completely ineffective and cost many ANZAC lives. The original landing locations, such as ANZAC cove were thin strips of beach, with minimal room for the soldiers. Additionally steep cliffs backed the beach which made it extremely difficult to fight the defending Turks, who were located
After the war had begun 16% died on the first day most of it was from the guys jumping out of the planes and still dropping with their parachutes. Their where boats exploding and catching on fire from hitting mines buried in the sand. Most boats had to let down their ramps in head-high waters. Many soldiers drowned from heavy loads on their backs. If any soldier got stuck in the 50 mile stretch of barb wire they had along the beach they would be easily seen and big targets. The allies wanted to attack on high tide so they could get closer and avoid any mines buried in the sand and any hedgehogs{ big wood posts sticking out of the sand to stop any vehicles from getting on to the beach. The allies split up the Americans took Utah and Omaha, British at Gold and Sword, and the Canadians at Juno {
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The Battle of Gallipoli, also referred to as The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16 or the Dardanelles Campaign, was a decisive battle in World War One during which Allied Powers attempted to take control over the sea route between Europe and Russia. Overall, the battle is largely considered a failure. There were many forces that acted against the Allies during the campaign, main causes of the loss were the repelling of the initial naval attack, the failure of the invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by the British, French, and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), and the high level of resistance from the Turks, and an extreme lack in planning
Gallipoli gave Australia its' identity as nation and built what our nation is today. Gallipoli was one major fundamental factor in our culture. When you look back into the history of Australia at war you’ll hear Anzacs and diggers a lot. These names all came from one war and in fact one battle. Anzac stands for the Australian New Zealand army corps. The term diggers comes from soldiers continually digging trenches, holes and bunkers to sleep in and take cover during an artillery duel. The term has remained with us for over 90 years. Our soldiers are still living in holes.
Also the anzacs were forced to cling on to the side of a cliff with the sea at their back and with the Turkish Army covering higher ground and in full control.
Nearing the end of World War II and after the successful D-Day invasion by Allied Forces, Adolf Hitler would personally plan a counteroffensive he believed would turn the tied of the war in his favor and prevent his unconditional surrender. Historically known as the Battle of the Bulge, the Ardennes Counteroffensive, from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, would showcase the power of a full-scale German offensive while highlighting the ingenuity and heart of the United States Army as they encountered a seemingly undefeatable foe.
The Turkish occupied the higher ground having an advantage over the ANZACs, who had to create tunnels/trenches with the sea right behind them.
The Normandy Invasion may have been the single most important battle on the Western Front of World War II. Much planning went into the siege of these beaches that ensured a tough, but inevitable victory, as well as other factors, such as the exploitation of the Germans’ ignorance of the attack.
The Allies identified five separate beaches for the invasion of Normandy. The Americans would assault the two beaches in the west, named Utah and Omaha. In the east, British and Canadian forces would assault Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches. Airborne units would be deployed to land on the flanks of Utah and Sword beaches. The main objectives planned for the first day would be to consolidate the beaches into one beach head, secure the main avenues of travel to and from the beaches, and secure the city of Caen. The following days would include fortification and expansion of the beach
that before the attack was launched the II ANZAC corps were called in after they
Of course there are those such as Murray that beg to differ in opinions about the course of the war. After the Germans had eliminated Greece and Yugoslavia, they decided to make one last objective and that was attacking Crete. Hitler ordered an airborne attack to finish the campaign and secure the Romanian oil fields from threats of bombing. Hitler stated, “Crete was the correct choice but such an attack would rely heavily on airborne forces.” The Germans had hoped that by taking control of the airfields they could create a bridgehead