Aims of Gallipoli Campaign
The First World War began in August 1914, when Britain went to war with Germany and Australia's Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and his government announced their full support for their ‘Mother Country' Britain. Australia greeted the outbreak of war with enthusiasm and a sense of adventure.
The battle in which Anzac troops took part was fought in Turkey, on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 25th of April 1915. The aim of this development was to assist Britain in the World War. It was the hope of the British military planners that Turkey, an ally of Germany, would be eliminated from the war by a successful invasion of the shipping channel known as the Dardanelles, to the east of the Gallipoli Peninsula. The allies wanted to invade Turkey and form a supply route for Russia as they were experiencing a shortage of food and arms as it was vital to keep the eastern front going. They also hoped to open a new front through the Balkans to attack Austria-Hungary. By taking Turkey they would have been able to take the Balkans and from the south, attack Austria-Hungary. The main aim of the campaign was to leave Germany isolated by forcing Austria out of the war and stop Bulgaria joining the Central powers. However, the whole Gallipoli operation has been said to have had no influence on the progression of the war.
The battle in which Anzac troops took part was fought in Turkey, on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 25th of April 1915. The aim of this development was to assist Britain in the World War. It was the hope of the British military planners that Turkey, an ally of Germany, would be eliminated from the war by a successful invasion of the shipping channel known as the Dardanelles, to the east of the Gallipoli Peninsula. The allies wanted to invade Turkey and form a supply route for Russia as they were experiencing a shortage of food and arms as it was vital to keep the eastern front going. They also hoped to open a new front through the Balkans to attack Austria-Hungary. By taking Turkey they would have been able to take the Balkans and from the south, attack Austria-Hungary. The main aim of the campaign was to leave Germany isolated by forcing Austria out of the war and stop Bulgaria joining the Central powers. However, the whole Gallipoli operation has been said to have had no influence on the progression of the war.
Allied officers at Anzac Beach in 1915