The Gallipoli Peninsula (Gelibolu Yaremadase), on the north side of the Dardanelles, was the scene of one of the most notorious military campaigns of World War I. The Allied assault, involving Australian, British, New Zealand, and French forces, aimed to capture the peninsula and control the narrow strait of the Dardanelles, thus securing an ice-free sea passage to supply arms to Russia and open a front against the Germans.
The new passageway fueled the war by giving more power to the Russians.