The Most Underestimated Enemy of WW1 - The Gallipoli Disaster
5,423It was 1915, and the world was immersed in one of the most brutal conflicts in human history. As massive armies clashed in France and Russia, the fighting forces dug in into fortified trenches in a desperate attempt to cripple the enemy's onslaught.
As the months dragged on and the unparalleled stalemate seemed to have no end, the Allied forces looked to the distant Ottoman Empire, Germany's ally, as a possible target to weaken Germany's supply lines and manpower.
Thus, Britain planned to use its all-mighty Navy to invade the Gallipoli peninsula and rain fire over Constantinople forcing it to surrender in just a couple of weeks. If the scheme worked, Germany would be cut off from supplies, and the Allies would be able to support Russia through the Dardanelles strait.
Thousands of British, Australian, New Zealander, and Indian troops then stormed the beaches of the Ottoman peninsula on April 25. But what was meant to be a simple operation against one of the weakest armies in Europe quickly became a crushing defeat for the British forces and a nightmare for a young Winston Churchill.
It would take cunning wits and remarkable bravery if the Allies wanted to come out alive…
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