Anzac military forces

Gallipoli

  • AIF

    AIF
    Major general William Throsby Bridges prepared Australias military force (names AIF, Australian Imperial Force)
  • Anzacs

    Anzacs
    Major general sir William birdwood took command of Australian and New Zealand troops in Egypt (they then became the Anzacs).
  • Lemnos

    Lemnos
    AIF landed in preparation on Lemnos (approximately 96km distance from Gallipoli) waiting to become a part of an occupation force, if the British succeeded in taking over the Dardanelles.
  • British failure of silencing Turkish troops

    British failure of silencing Turkish troops
    British Navy failed at silencing of the Turkish troops (stopping the troops) at Dardanelles, although, shortly after the decision was made for the combined forces (along with the Anzacs) to still invade the Gallipoli Peninsula
  • Anzac troops in Egypt

    Anzac troops in Egypt
    Anzac troops based in Egypt sent to go to the front of Turkey (Lemnos).
  • Anzac troops arrival in Lemnos

    Anzac troops arrival in Lemnos
    Anzac troops began arriving on Lemnos.
  • Landing selections

    Landing selections
    Officers and commanders selected places to land.
  • Anzac landing

    Anzac landing
    At dawn (around 4:30 to 4:45 am) Anzac troops began coming ashore on Gallipoli.
  • Anzac cove

    Anzac cove
    Rest of Anzac troops came ashore and eventually held a 2km stretch of land in Gallipoli (this stretch became known as Anzac cove)25 April
  • Helles

    Helles
    The area on the Southern tip of the peninsula captured by Britain was known as Helles.
  • Casualties evacuated

    Casualties evacuated
    1700 Anzac casualties were evacuated from the beach landing to Anzac Cove.
  • First hospital ship

    First hospital ship
    First hospital ship evacuated wounded from Anzac reached Egypt (of 548 casualties 14 died on the voyage of 1 and a half days) 29 april
  • Shelling

    Shelling
    The Turkish began shelling the Anzacs (caused over 1000 casualties).
  • Mines

    Mines
    The Anzacs discovered that the Turkish were digging mines which trailed to their camps so they could attack them from the inside.
  • Gallipoli ended

    Gallipoli ended
    Gallipoli ended after the last of Australian troops were evacuated.