The Battle of the Somme

Gallipoli By early 1915, the war on the Western Front had reached a stalemate. While lines of trenches stretched through Flanders and France, Russia was struggling to resist the forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary in the east. In response to a request for aid from its ally, the British War Cabinet sanctioned a plan to attack the Ottoman Empire. On 25 April, Commonwealth forces landed on the Gallipoli peninsula and met fierce Turkish resistance. Men from across the British Empire, along with their French allies, fought across the peninsula: from Helles in the south, through the ridges and gullies of Anzac, to the plains of Suvla in the north. The sites selected below represent just some of the CWGC cemeteries and memorials on the Gallipoli peninsula:  The Helles Memorial Standing on the tip of the peninsula, this is the battle memorial for the entire Gallipoli campaign. Lancashire Landing Cemetery Nearby 'W beach' was heavily fortified and overlooked by steep cliffs. Redoubt Cemetery The Nek