Gallipoli 100 Years

[macbeth]

Lest we forget.

 

[Born to Run]

Could you please explain what this thread is about?

 

[joeylittle]

This article in the Guardian explains the context well. It was a major WWI battle, high fatalities.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

Always remembered never forgotten.

 

[Neverthesame]

Has it been 100 years? The Dardenells campaign was one the British Empires military disasters during the Great war. One of many.

It is less known about in the west due to the location not being on the western front. Like for example the battle of the Somme. It was also fought by the lesser studied territories involved. Namely the ANZAC against the defending Turkish armies.

It also goes a couple of names depending on what you are from. It was always referred to as the Dardenells campaign where I grew up. It is also known as the Gallipoli campaign in most other places.

Very sad, so many young men went there and never returned.

I find it amazing and sad that Hiram Maxim built his machine gun, with the intention of saving lives. He claimed that no military leader would be so foolish as to face a weapon so terrible. How wrong he was.

Lest we forget.

 

[ms spock]

I think it does beg the point that the military leaders should be on the front lines, so as not to waste all those precious lives.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

To lead by example, not to expect someone to perform duties one is not prepared to perform themselves I think they call it.

 

[macbeth]

My great grandfather survived gallipoli only to serve at Somme. He survived that too only to return home with suspected ptsd. (It wasnt called that then but he returned with shell shock)