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 | | After seeking refuge inside the Dardanelles, the German admiral in command eventually manoeuvred his ships into the Black Sea and deliberately shelled Russian ships and ports. | | | The deliberate attempt by the British head of the Greek Navy to prevent Greek involvement in any Allied campaign at Gallipoli. | | | Volume I: Superior Force : the conspiracy behind the escape of Goeben and Breslau |
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| | 1915: Action This Day - The Churchill Centre |
| | Kitchener was concerned that Russia would collapse and all troops would be required to confront the additional German soldiers which would be sent westward. | | | Max Aitken said his theories of war were "so hare-brained that it would be humorous if the lives of men were things to joke, about or trifle with." | | | In a public speech about his tenure as First Lord he proudly declared that "on the whole surface of the seas of the world no hostile flag is flown." |
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| | Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / 2 ships collide near Dardanelles Straits |
| | The St. Vincent-flagged Mare and the Liberia-flagged Solar Europe collided because of low visibility, coast guard official Baris Tozar said. | | | Coast guard officials gave the Solar Europe's size as 29,700 tons and the Mare's as 2,750 tons. | | | Together they make up the only channel between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/02/12/2_ships_collide_near_dardanelles_straits
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| | Enyclopedia of Anatolia: Open blog all about Turkey - Dardanelles Report 1915 |
| | The fact that munitions could be sent with the connivance of the Rumanian Government perhaps accounts for the suspicion that guns and shells were going by that route. | | | Enver, in his conversation with me, had laid much stress on the absurdity of sending a fleet to Constantinople, supported by no adequate landing force, and much of the criticism since passed upon the Dardanelles expedition has centred on that point. | | | Enyclopedia of Anatolia: Open blog all about Turkey - Dardanelles Report 1915 |
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| | Dardanelles Victory Timeline: Pre-Operational Planning |
| | The Dardanelles were not, however, seen as a critical theatre, and fewer resources were allocated than von Sanders had advised. | | | Churchill had attempted to persuade Admiral Carden to support his plan, but Carden had responded that he believed the project probably impossible. | | | The official Turkish history of the Dardanelles campaign states that "Up to 25th February it would have been possible to effect a landing successfully at any point on the peninsula, and the capture of the straits would have been comparatively easy.". |
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| | Turkish/German Air Forces: Gallipoli (Dardanelles) 1915 |
| | In the meantime, the Allied failure at Suvla Bay put political pressure on those in charge to abandon the Dardanelles adventure. | | | Mines could not be seen due to rough sea.(23) | | | While it appeared that this war material would make its way to the Turkish and German forces in the Dardanelles, the Allies were confident that it would take time to send such goods through hostile Serbia. |
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http://www.diggerhistory2.info/graveyards/pages/units/turkish_air.htm
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| | First World War.com - Battles - The Gallipoli Front - An Overview |
| | The subsequent Dardanelles Commission established to investigate the expedition's failure produced its final report in 1919; its conclusions were regarded as insipid with no figures (political or military) heavily censured. | | | His belief in what was widely viewed as an unacceptable casualty rate in the event of evacuation resulted in his removal as Commander-in-Chief and recall to London at a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 14 October. | | | Churchill's ambitious approach was however questioned by those who believed that it remained unclear in terms of strategy in the event of an immediate decisive breakthrough. |
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| | Dardanelles |
| | The Dardanelles is the narrow strait that lies between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. | | | The Dardanelles have always been of great strategic importance because they link the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea and provide the only seaward access to the ancient city of Constantinople (Istanbul). | | | The Gallipoli landings were subsequently mounted in an attempt take control of these shore batteries. |
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| | Dardanelles Victory Page |
| | It explores some possible consequences of an allied victory during the Dardanelles operation. | | | This is an alternate history, with a point of divergence in early 1915. |
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| | Search Results for "Dardanelles" |
| | ...The sixth-largest continent, extending west from the Dardanelles, Black Sea, and Ural Mountains. | | | ...now called the Dardanelles, means the "sea of Hell," and was so called because Hell, the sister of Phryxos, was drowned there. | | | Dardanelles, (dardnelz´) (KEY) or Canakkale Boiazi (chanak´kale boazu´) (KEY), strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide, connecting the... |
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| | Daring the Dardanelles British Submarines in the Sea of Marmara During World War I |
| | Brodie and three of his crew were killed outright, and the rest were captured. | | | Daring the Dardanelles British Submarines in the Sea of Marmara During World War I | | | HMS E-11 returning to Mudros after her first extraordinary foray through the Dardanelles to the Sea of Marmara and the harbor of Constantinople. |
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http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_8/daring_dardanelles.html
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| | Middle East Stage: Brian Dispatch - March 1, 2000 |
| | The Ottomans had already conquered the Balkans, and when Mehmet II came to power he set his sights on Constantinople, which was the capital of the Christian world. | | | The Allies would eventually win the War, but the fight for the Dardanelles had been lost. | | | The Allies planned to repeat the march of Mehmet the Conqueror-through the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara, where they would capture Istanbul and remove the Ottoman Empire from the war. |
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http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/mideast/030100/030100brigallipoli.html
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| | Green Car Congress: Tanker Aground in Dardanelles; Shipping Halted |
| | The US Energy Information Agency considers these two waterways, which are among the busiest in the world, and the only outlet for Black Sea countries to the Mediterranean and beyond, as one of several global strategic chokepoints for the shipment of oil and gas. | | | The 189-meter (620-foot) tanker lost its rudder while sailing through one of the narrowest points of the Dardanelles, which, with the Bosphorus, links the Black Sea to the Aegean. | | | A prolonged blockage of the Bosphorus or Dardanelles would be one of those “disruptions” that would send the oil markets racing upward, given that there is no spare capacity. |
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http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/04/tanker_aground_.html
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| | Churchill College : Churchill Archives Centre: Image Gallery: Dardanelles |
| | For further information about the historical background to these documents and the key events and individuals connected with the disastrous Dardanelles campaign, please visit www.chu.cam.ac.uk/churchill_era/a_level/dardanelles/ where you will also find additional images of documents and illustrations. | | | Memorandum for Cabinet by Churchill defending his Dardanelles policy, 15 August 1915. | | | Extract from letter from Churchill to Bonar Law (leader of the Conservative Party), 21 May 1915, justifying his role as First Lord of the Admiralty. |
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| | Dardanelles & Gallipoli campaigns in WW1 |
| | The attempt to force the Dardanelles and take Constantinople is abandoned. | | | Leaving on the 19th May, his orders are "to run amuck", which he does, sinking some eight ships including a transport laying alongside the capital of Constantinople. | | | The first German U-boat to sail into the Mediterranean is now in the Aegean. |
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| | British Submarines in the Dardanelles in 1914 |
| | In November the two German cruisers GOEBEN and BRESLAU had badly damaged the Russian flagship EVSTAFI but reports from agents suggesting that GOEBEN had suffered too proved to be unfounded because at the beginning of December they were both back in the Black Sea with the Turkish HAMIDICH, the BRESLAU actually laying mines off Sevastopol. | | | His submarine was eight years old, having been built by Vickers at Barrow in 1906, and it may seem surprising that she had actually reached the Aegean under her own power, but she had recently had her batteries renewed and Holbrook had already taken her two miles up the Straits in chase of Turkish gunboats. | | | His small force included three British and three French submarines which were based at Port Sigri in Mityleni (Lesbos), the British under the command of Lieut. |
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| | Gallipoli Landings |
| | About 1,000 men left the collier, and of these nearly half had been killed or wounded before they could reach the cover afforded by the steep, sandy bank at the top of the beach. | | | Nevinson, accompanied the expedition to the Dardanelles in April 1915. | | | Carden was sent home and replaced by Vice-Admiral Sir John de Robeck, who immediately ordered the Allied fleet to advance up the Dardanelles Straits. |
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| | Dardanelles on Encyclopedia.com |
| | 00-00-0000 Map of Middle East Arabian Sea Gulf Of Oman Persian Red Sea Gulf Of Aden Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Aral Sea Lake Van Lake Urmia Lake Nasser T'ana Hayk Gulf Of Suez Gulf Of Aqaba Bosphorus Bab El Mandeb Strait Of Hormuz Dardanelles Gulf Nile Nile Suez Canal Tigris Euphrates | | | By 1402 the Dardanelles were under the control of Ottoman Sultan Beyazid I. Muhammad II began (15th cent.) to fortify the passage, which, with brief interruptions, has remained in Turkish hands until the present. | | | Author: MUSTAFA OZER Publication: Agence France Presse Source: PICS |
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| | County Line Trailhead to the Dardanelles CA: Northern California Hikes |
| | Since much of the volcanic material has been removed by repeated episodes of glaciation, the Dardanelles stand like a volcanic island in a “sea” of granite. | | | The Dardanelles are part of the lava flows that buried this region millions of years ago. | | | Preview: This scenic hike traverses beneath the intriguing Dardanelles, a striking volcanic formation rising well over 1,000 feet above the surrounding heavily forested landscape. |
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http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGS351-015
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| | Gallipoli - June 2002 |
| | "Mines in the Dardanelles." Battle, Jan. 1975, pp. | | | Cassar, George H. The French and the Dardanelles: A Study of Failure in the Conduct of War. | | | Delia, David J. The Dardanelles Operations and the Gallipoli Campaign: A Crisis in Leadership. |
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| | UW Libraries - Music Library - Bow Down |
| | Hardy are the men who wear The Purple and The Gold, | | | They're trembling at the feet of mighty Washington. | | | They're trembling at the feet of might Washington. |
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| | Dardanelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Allies made a failed attempt to seize the Dardanelles during World War I, seeking to knock the Ottoman Empire out of the conflict. | | | It was also the scene of the legendary Greek story of Hero and Leander. | | | The United Kingdom and France subsequently sent their fleets through the straits to attack Crimea during the Crimean War in 1853, though this was done as allies of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| | British submarines and the Dardanelles |
| | These were used to attack ships and also land targets. | | | It was only after Carden had resigned his post, that seven E-class submarines were sent to the Dardanelles. | | | The Dardanelles campaign is a good example of how the Admiralty could not adjust its way of thinking towards a new weapon - by the Dardanelles campaign, the submarine had been in use by the Royal Navy for just thirteen years. |
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| | Dardanelles |
| | The Dardanelles Commission were to say of this; “It is impossible to read all the evidence, or to study the voluminous papers which have been submitted to us, without being struck with the atmosphere of vagueness and want of precision which seems to have characterised the proceedings of the War Council.” | | | A strong element of that success however had been the use of howitzers, and these were not part of the naval armoury. | | | Some of the material has been taken from the report of the Dardanelles Commission, 1914 - 1916. |
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| | British Submarines in the Dardanelles in 1914 |
| | Courtney Boyle, and she became the first to enter the Sea of Marmora and return. | | | Unfortunately for E-14`s crew, many of whom had already spent the money, the prize court turned down the claim on the grounds that the Turkish ship was defensively armed. | | | E-14 was sunk on 28 January 1918 during an action in the Dardanelles. |
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| | DARDANELLES - LoveToKnow Article on DARDANELLES |
| | It is famous also from the story of Hero and Leander, and from Lord Byrons successful attempt (repeated by others) to rival the ancient swimmer. | | | The passage of the strait is easily defended, but in 1807 the English admiral (Sir) J. Duckworth made his way past all the fortresses into the Sea of Marmora. | | | Strategically the Dardanelles is a point of great importance, since it commands the approach to Constantinople from the Mediterranean. |
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| | Dardanelles |
| | To say that these views were diverging would be an understatement. | | | It shouldn't be forgotten that the Central Powers themselves had their own views on events in the Dardanelles and presented these in their own publications. | | | It is far from complete or even representative, but care has been taken to show some of the lesser known views. |
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| | CANAKKALE HOME PAGE |
| | In the ancient times, the Dardanelles were known as the Hellespont, "Helle's sea", named after a mythical Boetian princess who was drown in its waters. | | | Hero, asuming that Leander had drowned, threw herself into the sea. | | | According to Greek mythology, when King Athamas' children, Phryxus and Helle, were sent away by their stepmother. |
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| | The second Gallipoli disaster |
| | We were privileged to have finally received permission to dive this wreck in some 60m of water, and there were assurances that it had not been salvaged. | | | The World War One campaign to force a passage through Turkey's Dardanelles was intended to enable the Allies to bolster Russia, the traditional enemy of the Turks, in its fight against Germany. | | | The strong currents and geographical bottleneck of the Dardanelles also set up the fleet for easy attack by German U-boats. |
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| | It was argued that if the operation was successful it would encourage some of the neutral Balkan states to join the Allies. | | | On the outbreak of the First World War, the Dardanelles Straits were under the control of Turkey. | | | posed a three-stage operation: the bombardment of the Turkish forts protecting the Dardanelles, the clearing of the minefields and then the invasion fleet travelling up the Straits, through the Sea of Marmara to Constantinople. |
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| | Eating in Madison A to Z: Dardanelles |
| | She chose the Dardanelles, and JM tried in vain to enjoy himself - not because of the Dardanelles, but because it wasn't JM's idea of a good time. | | | Once upon a time, long before Eating in Madison A to Z was born, Nichole tried to get JM to take her out to a nice meal. | | | JM and Nichole both gave Dardanelles an A-. |
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| | The Dardanelles Campaign, 1915 — www.greenwood.com |
| | Description: The passage of time has not slowed the production of books and articles about World War I. This volume provides a guide to the historiography and bibliography of the Dardanelles Campaign, including the Gallipoli invasion. | | | The opening section of the book provides background information about the campaign, discusses the major sources of information, and lays out the major interpretative disputes. | | | It focuses on military history but also provides information on political histories that give significant attention to the handling of the Dardanelles Campaign. |
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http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR9387.aspx
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| | UBL: artists free - The Dardanelles |
| | The Dardanelles are an indie-rock act from Ann Arbor, Michigan who have been playing together since 2003. |
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| | the Dardanelles- Home |
| | the Dardanelles have been added to the isound website, check them out | | | More news on how to acquire the new recording will be posted up when all plans are | | | At the end of the month the Dardanelles will go into the studio to record a new demo e.p. |
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| | TransPortal.no - Press Release |
| | The Dardanelles will also close for northbound passages from 08:00 hours | | | The Dardanelles will also close for southbound passages from 04:45 hours | | | November 25, 2002, the Dardanelles will close for southbound passages from |
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| | Dardanelles - Search Results - MSN Encarta |
| | Alexander cast a spear into the soil of Asia, claiming the whole territory... | | | The army crossed the Hellespont (Dardanelles) 20 days after its departure. | | | Dardanelles (Turkish Çanakkale Boğazi, ancient Hellespont), strait, north-western Turkey, about 65 km (40 mi) long and 1.6 to 6.4 km (1 to 4 mi)... |
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| | First World War.com - Battles - The First and Second Naval Bombardment of the Dardanelles, 1915 |
| | First World War.com - Battles - The First and Second Naval Bombardment of the Dardanelles, 1915 | | | Photographs courtesy of Photos of the Great War website. | | | With Winston Churchill having (as First Lord of the Admiralty) succeeded in securing War Cabinet backing for action in the Dardanelles (see overview for details), he lost no time in implementing a blueprint for a purely naval bombardment of the Dardanelles Straits in February 1915. |
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| | The member of Association of Turkish Travel Agencies | | | 18 March 1915 British and the French fleets forced the Dardanelles for capturing Istanbul. | | | And 3 Battleship sank in the Dardanelles and many others arround the Dardanelles and Gallipoli Peninsula. |
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| | www.myspace.com/thedardanelles |
| | Cork indie rock outfit the Dardanelles started their career by playing a packed out show in Cyprus Avenue of their home city. | | | The band's energetic and carismatic performances earned them support slots with the likes Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, as well as the Hothouse Flowers, Autamata and Joe Chester. | | | Their combination of insightful lyrics, memorable melodies and indie rock tendancies has ensured that the Dardanelles will be a band to watch in the near future. |
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| | Dardanelles |
| | In their first league, Dardanelles made it to play-offs. | | | Next year, we are hoping that Dardanelles will do much better since the team is very new and the players are just getting used to each other. | | | Here is the list of first players in the team. |
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| | Armenian Genocide Article TURKISH DEFEAT ON DARDANELLES |
| | The casualties of the Turks are said to have amounted to at least 2,000. | | | The Germans are still making efforts to smuggle ammunition through to Turkey. | | | "Regarding the operations at the Dardanelles on the 26th and 27th of May, nothing of importance occurred. |
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| | Gallipoli - ANZAC Tours / Turkey |
| | Cross the Dardanelles to return to the hotel. | | | As the battlefield and cemeteries are very crowded on the Anzac Day, we do a satisfactory visit of the region a day before. | | | Visit Cape Helles Memorial To The Missing, V Beach, Sergeant Yahya Memorial, The French War Cemetery, The Turkish Canakkale. |
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| | USGS GNIS (GNIS) |
| | Part of an old lava flow with several tops; thought to have been named by men of the J D Whitney survey in the 1860's because of a resembalance between the basaltic rock formations on the mountain and mountain castles which guarded the Dardanelles in Turkey. | | | Highest elevation is Dardanelles Cone, extends in a east-west direction, 6.4 km (4 mi) northwest of Dardanelle; [west end] 382310N1195520W, [east end] 382430N1194920W. | | | Display FIPS55 Place Code Note: Not all place codes are available through this site. |
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| | Ships collide in Dardanelles - Turkish Daily News |
| | Two ships collided near Bozcaada, a northwestern Anatolian island close to the Dardanelles, leaving one person injured, reported CNN-Turk yesterday. | | | Please enter your Username and password to sign in to TDN | | | According to the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center, the Turkish flagged Sude 1 and the Georgian fl... |
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