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To: Libloather; Liz; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; BenLurkin; Kaslin; Lazamataz

But the pride remains. I’m surprised (well, noting with interest, that the 1915 Dardenelles naval battle, the Gallipoli defeat remain 100+ years later a Turkish victory worth remembering.

5 posted on 03/19/2022 8:17:44 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)

To: Robert A Cook PE

Thanks RACPE. Not sure it was much of a victory for the Turks, but the British and French didn’t accomplish their objective — unless that objective was to feed their troops into the guns of the “soft underbelly of Europe”. Memory of the WWI losses led WWII Britain to delay delay delay a second front in France, while getting us to fight for restoration of their North African holdings, then resume the “soft underbelly” horse****.

https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-i-battle-of-gallipoli-2361403

https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/76100/helles-memorial/

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/ari-burnu-memorial

16 posted on 03/20/2022 8:27:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)

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