Episode 124: Gallipoli 1915: The Brutal Landing at Helles

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This episode covers the brutal landing of Allied Forces at Gallipoli in 1915 and the fierce resistance they faced.

In 1915, allied Forces tried to storm the beaches of Gallipoli and push in land through the heavily fortified ottoman positions. Instead, they faced devastating fire from determined defenders. This is the story of the Hellers landings and their bloody opening hours. The Caribou Trail: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3065030/The_Caribou_Trail/ Guest: Stephen Chambers Join Our Community: ⁠https://not-so-quiet.com/⁠ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal:⁠ https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal⁠ Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! E-Mail: ⁠nsq@battleguide.co.uk⁠ Battle Guide YouTube Channel:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT⁠ Our WW2 Podcast:⁠ https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow⁠ If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter:⁠ ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter⁠ Twitter: @historian1914 @DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Dr. Spencer Jones & Dan Hill - Production: Linus Klaßen - Editing: Ethan Adato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Hill, Dr. Spencer Jones

Guest: Stephen Chambers

Topics covered

• Gallipoli
• World War I
• military history
• Ottoman Empire
• Allied Forces
• battle tactics

Keywords

• Gallipoli
• Helles landings
• World War I
• military tactics
• Ottoman defenses
• Allied Forces
• battle history

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Places: Gallipoli

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