Why Was The Gallipoli Campaign Successful

To summarize, Dunkirk can be considered a spectacular failure on the part of the Allies, rather than a victory.

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.

Going back 100 years the soldiers were in Gallipoli, when they were withdrawn from there they were moved to the Western Front. Fromelles was the first major battle the Australians were engaged in. It was meant to be a diversionary attack on 19th July 1916. One of the Generals, Pompey Elliott, begged them not to do it. The Germans were well entrenched, they knew what was going on. They had tried a similar thing earlier and it didn’t work. The Australians didn’t even have hard hats; some of them went into battle wearing their slouch hats. One of the generals insisted on going into battle as they wanted to make sure the Germans wouldn’t move any of their troops further south as they were about to engage in the Battle of the Somme. In the tradition of WW1 they went ahead, there were 5,533 causalities, of which 1,917 were dead. The whole of the Gallipoli campaign took months, this was in one night. Some of the stories of this battlefield are horrendous. David heard one story about a soldier who offered himself as a stretcher so they could lay another soldier on top of him to drag him back to No Man ‘Land. The whole time his body was being ripped apart by the shrapnel, he didn’t say a word. The Germans offered a cease fire to recover the dead and wounded, when that started one of our own general said, ’No, that’s not approved.’ Approximately 60 Australians died trying to recover the wounded from No Man’s Land. The battle of Frolmelles is certainly one of our darkest periods of time. There is a place called the VC Corner cemetery as they thought that so many VC’s would be awarded, in fact David thinks there was one. One of the battles that had the most VC’s awarded was the Battle of Mont St Quentin, another battle that many have never heard of, it was one of our greatest victories under General

Initially, the element of surprise was lost. As the attacking troops approached the eastern beach sector, “the landing craft unexpectedly encountered a German Convoy. The sea fight noises alerted German coastal defences.” (The Dieppe Raid, Veterans Affairs Canada). The German troops know that Dieppe was being attacked, and embraced themselves for action. Without attacking at surprise, the allied troops encountered prepared German fire upon landing and was unable to advance. Moreover, the location chosen for the raid was lossmaking. Dieppe had “a beach which was extremely narrow, and was commanded by lofty cliffs, where German Soldiers were strategically placed” (The Dieppe Raid, Veterans Affairs Canada). Such terrain not only made it difficult for soldiers to advance, but it also created difficulty to land and operate tanks to back up the infantry. Additionally, the element of darkness was lost. Before departing for Dieppe, “The landing craft carrying the troops were meant to be lined up behind gun-boats. The landing craft for the Royal Canadian Regiment of Canada lined up behind the wrong gun-boat, which would have taken them to the wrong beach. The problem took twenty minutes to solve” (Dieppe 1942, History Learning Site). When the troops finally landed on the beach, it was already dawn, and the German soldiers were able to spot the soldiers and fire with accuracy. Strategic mistakes in the Dieppe Raid truly played a major part in the failure of the

The ANZAC had to control the Dardanelles by capturing the Gallipoli peninsula from Turkey, in order to capture Constantinople and control the Strait of Bosporus. 2 However, the amphibious assault on Gallipoli was a major disaster for the ANZAC and its allied forces. Many mistakes were made because the ANZAC did not plan the amphibious assault well. The first mistake that was made was that the ANZAC landing forces landed one mile north of the landing site. 3 This was a problem because the landing force would have to change their course of direction, in order to get to the correct landing site, which would waste precious time. This was also a problem because the direction they were going to land at was an area with open cliffs rather than the open beach and countryside that was intended. Further, the ANZAC forces did not adequately plan, how efficiently they were too move off the beachhead, which poised as a potential kill zone. The initial problem was that getting out of the landing crafts was problematic.4 The terrain under the shore posed a problem for many soldiers getting off the beaches because it slowed them down. Many ANZAC soldiers drowned or died disembarking their landing crafts. The ANZAC troops crowded the beaches, once they landed. The ANZAC soldiers could not exit the beaches because not only were the beaches chaotic with the amassed troops but also the maps that the ANZAC soldiers were outdated and were utterly useless. In addition,

The Australian involvement in World War One is synonymous with the legend of the ANZACs. Consequently, the involvement of Australian soldiers on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918 has been greatly discounted in explanations of World War One. Ultimately the Gallipoli campaign was a military failure, however the sacrifice endured, lives lost and courage displayed cannot be disputed and should be remembered. According to Australian historian Hugh Dolan, the legendary story of the Gallipoli landing is filled with factual errors. According to Dolan a 1915 map kept at the Australian War Memorial highlights some of the errors of our understanding of the Gallipoli landing. Mr Dolan asserts that the landing at Gallipoli by the ANZACs was not a mistake and that through prior aerial surveillance the Australian officers were informed of the unforgiving Turkish landscape and the Turkish trenches. Mr Dolan argues that the Australian officers adjusted the original British orders and were not blindly following British orders as previously believed (Smith, B, 2012).

The Gallipoli campaign remains as the greatest failure in Australian military history because of its significant losses, for both the ANZACs and Turks as well as minimal gains over the course of the ten month campaign, thus labelling the Gallipoli campaign the greatest failure in Australian military history.

That's how D-Day was, if one part of the allies plan failed or was missing the war might not have worked. “The Allies” during World War ll was the powerful front consisting of the Big Four: England (Great Britain and United Kingdom), the United States of America, Soviet Union (U.S.S.R., Russia), and France (Army). The other Allies that contributed to D-Day were Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia (Taylor). The big four all had different jobs to complete and different tasks to take on that were necessary for them to complete them. Whether it be weaponry, actual firefight, or bombing runs, all of these countries did something to aid the defeat of both the German Army/Nazi Party and the fall of the German

World War 1 was the first and probably most important military event that Australia as a federated country committed and so the Anzac’s are viewed on so positively throughout Australian Society (ABC news, 2008). According to Dr Peter Stanley, it is believed that “Gallipoli has become a symbol of Australia's national identity, achievement and existence, according to Australian War Memorial principal historian”. This source shows the true meaning of Gallipoli as a part of our Australian Identity. The National identity of Australia can confirm the connection between the actions of the Anzac’s during WW1 and National identity (ABC news, 2008). The Australian Identity can be proudly viewed on from other countries as one with plenty of commitment and determination; these two important characteristics were shown throughout WW1 you are able to tell this by the outcomes of the Anzac’s effort (War history: First World War 1914–18, 2008). The Trust component of the Australian Identity was first shown in WW1 with their alliance to Britain, Andrew fisher an Australian Priminister promised Australia’s support to Britain “to the last man and the last shilling” (War history: First World War 1914–18, 2008). It is definite that the Anzac legend is majorly affected by the hard work of the

The crucial problem for the German was their lack of fuel and the whole 'adventure' depended on their initial thrust capturing the allied supplies. Without a supply of fuel they where sitting ducks but only if they ever ran out. Hitler's last attack had to work or he would be defeated. The plan was to march 85 miles from Southern Belgium to Luxembourg and attack the allies by surprise. The Germans would attack during the Christmas season in the Ardennes Forest, an area where there were only a few allied solders. The invasion was designed to split the American and British armies in half. However it did not succeed the allied lines bent but never split like the Germans hoped.

Due to this the federal government was prepared to create its status that is surrounded by the countries of the world. The allied navies were remove from the headland, as both sides had endured severe losses and had also suffered countless adversities, by the end of 1915. Even though the Gallipoli movement were unsuccessful in meeting their objectives, the Anzacs were seen as courageous and left a powerful legacy. The “Anzac legend” became a crucial part of both the Australian and New Zealand identity.

The Gallipoli campaign was meant to assist the British Naval Operation, which was to capture the Turkish capital of Constantinople. However, upon landing on ANZAC Cove the troops instantly came into stalemate. How did the Gallipoli campaign’s ‘failure’ gain a positive place in Australia’s military history and in creating a national identity?

A lack of good intelligence and the inability to properly utilize the intelligence we had made it impossible to properly position our forces prior to the battle starting. Furthermore it greatly reduced our ability to reinforce our front lines and counter the German attacks.

Every year on the 25th of April Australia commemorates this mistake. It is remembered like it was a victory but to many it is viewed as a waste of good men, young and old who died, sacrificing everything for there country. The Soldiers who fought for their countries should in some people?s opinion be viewed as heroes. They risked their life for the freedom of their country. Some believe that the battle at Gallipoli was not Australia?s war and that we were invading someone else?s countries for another countries cause. But what bravery the young soldiers showed to do so. To represent their country and fight in a battle against seemingly impossible odds, and die, and lose

The Battle of Crete began May 20th, 1941. Nazi Germany launched an airborne attack called Operation Merkur or Operation Mercury on the island of Crete. This battle will be important because it will hold great influence over the course of the war in the means of power. The Greek, Allied forces and even civilians attempted to defend the island and after day one the Germans suffered heavy casualties. The next day, the Allies were confident they could gain control back but they would have miscommunications that would lead to Germany gaining Maleme Airfield and flying in reinforcements to overwhelm the defenders of the island. This research is being used to answer the question why the