As promised some more pictures from the weekend trip up to the Gallipoli peninsula. Lots of WWI history here. The biggest surprise to me was the total time that it took from the landings to the evacuations and how many people were killed. I had no idea that many people were lost here in Turkey.
Overlooking the Suvla bay where the British landed during the campaign. The Brits didn't really do much in the campaign on the peninsula. Once they landed they took the point and that is about it.
A huge Turkish soldier. This signified the mighty Turkish soldier and the desire to deny the attackers a victory.
Part of the trenches that were used during the vicious trench warfare campaign. I know it doesn't seem like it but once you were there you could really tell it was part of the trenching system that both sides used during the war.
At one of the several cemeteries on the peninsula. This one was at what is called ANZAC cove which is where the Aussies and Kiwi's landed during the campaign. This is looking towards the Northeast and the Sphinx.
This was known as the Sphinx. This was a site of one of the ANZAC base camps if you will. The Sphinx served as an important landmark for the armies.
Lone Pine cemetery. This was one of the battlefields on top of the mountain that the allies tried to take. It was called "Lone Pine" because after the allies laid waste with several barrages of fire from the destroyers off the coast, there was only 1 tree left. This tree was not the one that was left. It was destroyed somehow (I forgot) and it was replaced by a descendant (got the seed from a pine cone) and transplanted from of all places Australia (long story of how this happened).
Panoramic view of where the British landed on Gallipoli. This is on top of one of the main hills that the allies tried to take.
Self explanatory!
Turkish memorial on Gallipoli Peninsula. The table top memorial was huge, standing at least 200ft tall and approx 75ft across. It was located right on the coast over looking the Dardannelles which leads to the Sea of Marmaris which in turns goes to Istanbul.
Same Picture as above but again with some different rendering that I thought made the picture interesting.
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