Turkish line infantry in defensive position, WW1

This photo shows the Turkish line infantry in its first temporary defensive position, in preparation for an attack, after the landing of the Allies in the Dardanelles. A month of bitter trench warfare followed, until the Turkish-German counteroffensive forced the evacuation of the English and French forces from the Gallipoli peninsula

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Bitter Counteroffensive Dardanelles Evacuation Forced Gallipoli Temporary

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