Anzac Day

Anzac day means a lot to me And the Country i live in, and the sacrifice those Fine Australian Solders gave to keep Our Australia Free
Cappo.
"Lest We Forget"

At 2.30 am on 25 April 1915, as the men of the Anzac Corps approached the coast of Gallipoli in the ships of the invasion fleet, the Australian submarine AE2 entered the Dardanelles to disrupt Turkish sea communication.
The attack on Gallipoli was one of the more imaginative strategies of the First World War.

The German army had delivered a crushing blow to Russia at Tannenberg at the start of the war and had been driving eastwards. The Russians were threatened by a Turkish advance through the Caucasus and appealed to their allies for assistance. Gaining control of the Dardanelles would re-establish communications with Russia and release wheat and shipping locked in the Black Sea by Turkey.



Besides this, British strategists had for many years before the war believed that the best defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal was an attack on Turkey.

The British Royal Navy could have gone a long way towards achieving these goals by steaming through the Dardanelles straits in November 1914 and shelling Constantinople (now Istanbul) and perhaps putting the government to flight. Instead, they cautiously tested the range of the Turkish guns by bombarding the shore batteries.

The Turkish commanders immediately became aware of their vulnerability to further attacks and strengthened their defences to include carefully laid minefields, well-sited guns and searchlights that swept the narrows at night.

Three months later, a British and French fleet that included 18 battleships, attempted to force its way through to Constantinople. Three capital ships were lost and three crippled.

Unknown to the Allies, the Turkish gun batteries had almost exhausted their ammunition supplies in this effort, and the fleet could have sailed on through the straits with little further damage. Instead, the naval commanders came to the conclusion that they could not force their way through the Dardanelles unless troops were first sent to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula in force to silence the Turkish guns. Planning for the landing of troops on Gallipoli commenced.

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[fishyglen]

is that john williamson

[TheAngryFishermen]

Yes

[sherbetgirl]

Wow, this is great cappo. Hard not to feature this one. 10*

[TheAngryFishermen]

Brings a tear to the Eye.

[kensington25]

One of the most beautiful songs. Excellent video. Lest we forget. 5*

[TheAngryFishermen]

Thanks kens

[michaelkirwan93aa]

Classic Eric Bogle ... and the complete futility of fighting other people's wars. What did we learn?

[MrRokkafella]

I wonder how can you come to a country to invade , thousands of miles away from you and you don't even know where it is and kill it is citizens and soldiers so you can live FREE !! in your own country which is far far away ?

[elvinsmatthew]

@LillithePink every nation is unique an the aussies from that eara were true men of honor an put aussie on the world stage

[elvinsmatthew]

cant believe someone disliked this they should be shot. not many honor the ANZACS like that mate. this country has lost what it means to be aussie im glad to see that you havnt at least im not alone

[cisjohn2616]

Good song, Well done !!!! 5 *****

[MyOozy]

yous.e guys know you have a guy calling himself aussiesoldier89 on the tube . saying the worst dispicable things to people all over the world. if he really is one of your soldiers you need to pull him in line. send him a message and see what you get back. real australian soldiers don,t act this way. or do they.

[ilayay]

Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives You are now living in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of oursYou, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.

Ataturk 1934

[HobieTyourtube]

Long thread!

When I was a young lad----------Grand dad-looked "strange!! "-his jaw was twisted!

Oh!!--------copped a bullet at-Gallipoli!!

What ever that meant to me at the time?

Oh!!-----------got shot at the landing!----------healed -back in the line just before "Lone Pine!! "

Survived-----------but the physical scares were NOTHING to the mental ones?

We have NO idea what went before us.

Steve.

[fishyglen]

thanks cappo good on ya for the vid