Title

Soldiers using a periscope and a sniperscope on the beaches at Gallipoli

Caption

Soldiers using a periscope and a sniperscope on the beaches at Gallipoli. The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and Russia, sought to weaken the Ottoman Empire, one of the Central Powers, by taking control of the Turkish straits

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_163

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

11,5Mb (756,8Kb) / 6,0in x 7,4in / 1805 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

Soldiers periscope sniperscope beaches Gallipoli The Gallipoli campaign military campaign First World War Gallipoli peninsula Gelibolu Turkey The Entente powers Britain France Russia Ottoman Empire Central Powers Turkish straits 20th century war conflict Europe

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Editorial use only.