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'''Cape Helles''' forms the southernmost part of the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. It resides to the west of the opening of the [[Dardanelles]], the landscape consisting primarily of a rocky outcrop with a series of [[Nullah|nullahs]] running through the earth like veins from the higher ground at the village of [[Krithia]] and the peak of [[Achi Baba]] at a height of 200m above sea level. It was here that the [[1st Border Regiment]] took part in the [[1st Battalion in the Helles Operations (1915)|Helles Operations of 1915]]. ▼
This is the site of the amphibious invasion by the British and French forces that took place on [[25 April
▲It resides to the west of the opening of the [[Dardanelles]], the landscape consisting primarily of a rocky outcrop with a series of [[Nullah|nullahs]] running through the earth like veins from the higher ground at the village of [[Krithia]] and the peak of [[Achi Baba]] at a height of 200m above sea level.
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▲This is the site of the amphibious invasion by the British and French forces that took place on April 25th, 1915 during World War One. It was here that heavy fighting ensued to force Turkey out of the war. Fighting continued until the full evacuation of the British in early January, 1916. This was the site of a British defeat and a failed operation to successfully take control of the peninsula.
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▲The [http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission] maintains the [[Helles Memorial]] to this day.
▲[[Category:Gallipoli]]
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