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 Gallipoli Peninsula was uninvolved in WWI .