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Why Was Gallipoli Remembered So Fondly In Australia Essay

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Prompt: Why is Gallipoli remembered so fondly in Australia? Shouldn't it be remembered for the disaster that it actually was?

Gallipoli has a very deep significance to most Australians. They are forced to remember the terrible past of their long lost relatives. In the year of 1915, a war broke out in Turkey, between the ANZAC soldiers and the Turkish soldiers. The war took place between April and December of 1915. Many young Australian and New Zealand soldiers decided they wanted to battle. However, once they arrived to Turkey, the troops over in Turkey were ready for any attack. Many people believed that if they attacked and defeated Turkey, it would shorten World War 1. When the ANZAC's first arrived on the waters of Turkey, many people …show more content…

Australian troops, also known as the ANZAC's, believed that if all of the ANZAC troops attacked Turkey, it would shorten World War 1 greatly. However, their plan of taking down Turkey had failed, they did not take into account all of the possible outcomes. They believed that if they could take down Turkey, the ANZAC soldiers main target would be threatened. Turkey was on the side of Germany, Austro-Hungary etc. Australia wanted to take down Turkey for a main purpose, threaten Austro-Hungary. They believed if Austro-Hungary felt threatened they would not attack. However, in Gallipoli, the Turkish forces were armed for any attack. Also, if Turkey was to be taken down, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania would be persuaded into joining the "allies". Gallipoli was a tragedy and the ANZAC soldiers should be remembered for everything they have done for …show more content…

They were hard at work all through the night, but, the Turkish forces launched waves of fierce counterattacks to get them off the country. Both sides suffered a great loss in men, however, the ANZAC lines held. At least 2300 ANZAC soldiers passed away that day and night. This was a major challenge for the troops as they did not have enough forces to attack together. There were weeks of counterattacks and loss of thousands of men each day. This is due to the Turkish forces occupying much of the ground that was above the ANZAC's. However, the ANZAC's needed to adapt to the life in Gallipoli, they were never free from danger. They needed to dig a trench under the fire of the Turkish forces, many were lost over the period of 9

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