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unusual facts about Gallipoli Peninsula



Sanjak of Gelibolu

The Sanjak of Gelibolu or Gallipoli (Ottoman Turkish: Sancak-i/Liva-i Gelibolu) was a second-level Ottoman province (sanjak or liva) encompassing the Gallipoli Peninsula and a portion of southern Thrace.


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Order of battle for the Gallipoli Campaign

Note: When the campaign commenced, the Fifth Army comprised two army Corps; the III Corps was defending the Gallipoli peninsula and the XV Corps was defending the Asian shore.

Plugge

Plugge's Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, the smallest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey