Gallipoli Campaign (as Ottoman high command member)

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The Gallipoli Campaign (as Ottoman high command member) refers to the World War I Allied amphibious operation against the Ottoman Empire in 1915–1916, during which Ottoman leaders like Enver Pasha oversaw the successful defense of the Dardanelles and thwarted an attempt to seize Constantinople.

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instanceOf World War I battle
military campaign
aimedAt capturing Constantinople
opening a sea route to Russia
seizing the Dardanelles Straits
casualties heavy on both sides
commandedBy Cevat Pasha
Enver Pasha
Esat Pasha
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Otto Liman von Sanders
Sakallı Nurettin Pasha
commemoratedOn Anzac Day
conflictIn World War I
countryInvolved Australia
British India
France
New Zealand
Newfoundland
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
defendedBy Ottoman Fifth Army
endTime 1916-01-09
front Dardanelles front
hasPart amphibious landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula
naval operations in the Dardanelles
legacy formative event in Australian and New Zealand national identity
key event in the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
major defeat for the Allies
major victory for the Ottoman Empire
location Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula
notableEngagement Battle of Chunuk Bair
Battle of Sari Bair
Landing at Anzac Cove
Landing at Cape Helles
Naval attack on the Dardanelles on 18 March 1915
Suvla Bay landings
opponent Allied Powers
Ottoman Empire
opposedByCommander Ian Hamilton
John de Robeck
William Birdwood
result Allied withdrawal
Ottoman victory
startTime 1915-02-19
strategicImportance control of sea route between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara
defense of Constantinople
theaterOfOperations Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

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Enver Pasha participatedIn Gallipoli Campaign (as Ottoman high command member)
Djemal Pasha participantIn Gallipoli campaign (planning and high command context)
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