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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 24, 1965

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Hal Mcclure a staff writer a half Century has slipped by since the tragic Nightmare of Gal Lipot the world War i Battle that killed thousands and destroyed the reputations of Many who commanded  is All but forgotten today but until world warn the his Allied invasion of the turkish held Gallipo Peninsula was called the largest amphibious operation in modern military history. Unfortunately for the allies it also was a numbing series of incredible blunders and lost opportunities. After nine months fighting the tenacious Turk the allies had not reached one objective and had suffered 191.000 casual ties. Turkish losses were about equal. The career of Winston Churchill whoa first lord of the British admiralty was held largely responsible for the Campaign went into abrupt decline. He later was  Mark the 60th anniversary of Galli Poon april 15, a group of 190australian and new zealand veterans will arrive from Down under to tour the Battle Fields across the Dardanelles from the Little provincial capital Ofca Nikkole. Their onetime enemy will Welcome them and join in simple Cere monies. There is Little to remind the visitor of the ferocity the unbelievable hard ship and cruelty of the fighting that so Long ago swept the Peninsula a so mile Long land Hump projecting into the Aegean sea. The trenches and caves once raw slashes in the precipitous Heights along the Southern coast Are Weed choked. 0 1ii d Liu daily Magazine to  
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