YFred wrote:Paphitis wrote:YFred wrote:I am glad to hear you have learnt your lesson in Chanakkale, old boy.
Now Don't do it again, you hear.
What lesson was that?
Your armed forces had three times more casualties than the Aussies and your army had the high ground!
Where was the Turkish Amy when they were outsmarted? We had dummies fighting our war and you guys were pinned down for 3 days with random fire from water drips into a bucket and connected to the trigger. Turks are so dumb....
I see said the blind man. You have so much to learn yet. Dear boy.
If I can be of any help whatsoever do not hesitate to usk old boy.
What lesson was that?
Your armed forces had three times more casualties than the Aussies and your army had the high ground!
The Turkish Army was outsmarted? We had dummies fighting our war and you guys were pinned down for 3 days with random self fire rifles from water drips into a bucket and connected to the trigger. Turks are so dumb....
In what became one of the classic withdrawals in military history, the ANZACs (and other allied forces elsewhere) were taken off Gallipoli. The ANZACs left over three nights (18-20 December 1915) without a single loss. A Victorian VC winner from the Boer War, Leslie Maygar, was in charge of the last 40 men left in the trenches until they too withdrew. The ANZAC trenches were empty when curious Turkish forces investigated. Because the battlefield by then had become static, with none of the tragic charges and counter-attacks taking place any longer, Colonel Kemal had already left for Constantinople (Istanbul) ten days earlier, and did not experience the final elation of the Turkish victory.
HOW THE WITHDRAWAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED
In addition to meticulous planning among allied commanders, ordinary soldiers contributed ingenuity to the various ruses that would cover the withdrawal. Among these were two versions of a self-firing rifle. These were devised by Australians to give the impression that the ANZAC trenches were still occupied even after the troops had departed. One version used two tins. One with a small hole was filled with water which dripped into the other tin. When full, the second tin fell over and fired the rifle by tugging on a string attached to the trigger. The second version involved a candle burning through rope, which then dropped a weight and fired the rifle.
Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli
http://users.vic.chariot.net.au/~ianmac/gallipol.html
That's right Y-Jocks.
The Aussies accomplished the most miraculous withdrawal in Military History. Over 100,000 troops were removed without a single casualty.
You were outsmarted.
I bet you feel stupid now...