Historical place archive

Anzac in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Anzac in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1915–1915

Historical events in Anzac

1915

18 May 1915
Mass ANZAC Counterattack Prepared
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk · World War, 1st

Mustafa Kemal helps prepare the large Ottoman assault intended to drive the Anzacs into the sea.

19 May 1915
Nineteenth May Assault Repulsed
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk · World War, 1st

Mustafa Kemal's troops participate in the massive Ottoman attack that fails against prepared ANZAC defences.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Turkey and Anzac. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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