Landing at Suvla Bay (Q1776241)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The landing at Suvla Bay was an amphibious landing made at Suvla on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire as part of the August Offensive, the final British attempt to break the deadlock of the Battle of Gallipoli. The landing, which commenced on the night of 6 August 1915, was intended to support a breakout from the ANZAC sector, five miles (8 km) to the south.

Summary from Türkçe / Turkish Wikipedia (trwiki)

Çanakkale Savaşı'nın üçüncü cephesi olan Anafartalar Cephesi, 6 Ağustos 1915 tarihindeki Suvla Koyu civarında Müttefik kuvvetlerce yapılan çıkarma harekâtıyla başlamış ve hemen ertesinde Arıburnu Cephesi kuvvetleriyle birleşmiştir.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

La battaglia della spiaggia di Suvla fu uno sbarco anfibio durante la prima guerra mondiale, avvenuto sulla spiaggia della Baia di Suvla nella penisola turca dove sorge Gallipoli. L'ennesimo sbarco, effettuato dai britannici, doveva consentire loro di tentare la conquista definitiva dello stretto dei Dardanelli, in possesso ai turchi.

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