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British sailors landing at Gallipoli
British sailors landing at Gallipoli

British sailors landing at Gallipoli

Date1915
Object number00051758
NamePostcard
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 90 x 141 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA photographic postcard produced in Vienna depicting British sailors landing and unloading cannons at Gallipoli (possibly West Beach in Suvla Bay) with inset picture in bottom right hand corner of a camp on the beach. This image offers a good view of the ship's boats used in the landing of Allied troops and equipment on the Gallipoli Peninsula.HistoryOn 6 August 1915, the Royal Navy landed at Suvla Bay in an effort to break the stalemate of the Allied offensive at Gallipoli (World War I). The plan was to land five new divisions to support the ANZACs and also to land at Suvla Bay to capture Koja Chemen Tepe - a strategic position in the Sari Bair range.SignificanceInteresting World War I image from the Gloria Viktoria Album postcard collection of British sailors unloading two cannon on the beach at Gallipoli and an inset view of a camp.