6 to 10 August 1915
Suvla and Chunuk Bair
In August the Allies attack the Sari Bair ridge from the Anzac sector and land a new force at Suvla Bay to the north. On 8 August Mustafa Kemal is given command of the Anafarta Group, the whole northern sector. His counterattack at Chunuk Bair on 10 August throws the attackers off the ridge. The front then holds until the Allies evacuate Suvla and Anzac in December 1915 and Cape Helles in January 1916.
Mustafa Kemal, commander of the Anafarta Group, with his officers, 1915Wikimedia Commons, Shaolin128~commonswiki, Public domain (Ataturk13.JPG)
Mustafa Kemal and his comrades at Anafarta, in Servet-i Fünun, 6 January 1916Wikimedia Commons, Servet-i Fünun Dergisi, Public domain (Serveti funun-1916-01-06-1 Anafartalar Mustafa Kemal.jpg)
Troops landing on C Beach, Suvla Bay, 7 August 1915. Painting by Norman WilkinsonWikimedia Commons, Norman Wilkinson, Public domain (Troops landing on 'C' beach, Suvla Bay, 7th August 1915.jpg)
Sources
- Andrew Mango, Atatürk (1999).
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