Cape Helles

Cape Helles is the rocky headland at the southwesternmost tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. It was the scene of heavy fighting between Ottoman Turkish and British troops during the landing at Cape Helles at the beginning of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The name derives from the Greek Helle; Helles means "Helle's" in Greek (see also Hellespont).

This article is about the place. For the beer, see Helles.
Cape Helles
Cape Helles landing beaches
Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula.
LocationGallipoli Peninsula, Aegean Sea, Turkey

It is now the site of one of the main memorials of the campaign, the Helles Memorial, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, particularly for those that were part of British and Indian forces (rather than ANZAC forces) fighting there and have no known grave.[1]

References
  1. "Cemetery details - Helles memorial". CWGC. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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