On April 25, under protective
bombardments of the navy, the allied army had begun the landings on five different points
of Gallipoli Peninsula. The initiative task of the Indian and the British troops was to
capture Alcitepe in the south and advance to Kilitbahir plateau where they would destroy
the central forts and finally to capture the entrance of the strait.
The naval bombardment was so intense that only Turkish 26th Regiment's 10th
Company's defence line had been hit by 4650 shells. |
The French Landings under protective bombardments of the Allied Armada
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Despite the fiery bombardment, the allies had
failed to destroy the Turkish artillery; moreover, they lost many soldiers. These
events were surely confused the allies. One of the great heroes of this war Sergeant Yahya
was in this 10th company, as well.
Until the end of July 1915,
these bloody and hard wars had continued. The Turks to be saved from the naval
bombardments usually had attacked at nights by using their bayonets. Especially
Kirte-X-V-W battles made by man to man, bayonet to bayonet. The battles in the Y beach
lasted eight nights and eight days and it may be the most difficult battle for both sides
in terms of the causalities. |
HMS River Clyde in V Beach
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With August, these trench wars had turned out
to be more positional wars. Thus, the allies had blocked in a narrow area until the
evacuation. |
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