Created by Tom Horn on 8 Dec 2009, Last Update on 14 May 2011

Navy in the Dardanelles - 19 Feb 1915

The Dardanelles Campaign began as a purely naval operation. When naval attempts to force the straights failed, plans for a land invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula were made, with a heavy naval contingent.

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Tags : Turkey,Britain,Australia,New Zealand,France,Russia,Naval,Combat

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