Landing at Cape Helles

When

25 Apr 1915

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.05° N, 26.18° E

Description

1915 part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula

War

World War I

Amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula

The landing at Cape Helles was part of the Gallipoli campaign, the amphibious landings on the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces on 25 April 1915 during the First World War. Helles, at the foot of the peninsula, was the main landing area. With gunfire support from the Royal Navy, the 29th Division was to advance six mi (9.7 km) along the peninsula on the first day and seize the heights of Achi Baba.

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• World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000