What did the Anzacs do in WWI?

The ANZACs were the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that fought during the First World War—generally remembered for their bravery in some of the bloodiest conflicts, particularly their ill-fated landing at Gallipoli in 1915.

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- What did the Anzacs do in World War I? The Anzacs were the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that fought during the First World War, generally remembered for their bravery in some of the bloodiest conflicts, particularly their ill fated landing at Gallipoli in 1915.

When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, Australia and New Zealand, as members of the Commonwealth, were automatically at war too. On the 25th of April 1915, the Anzacs set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula as part of the Anglo-French objective to open up the Dardanelles Channel and occupy Constantinople in order to severely weaken the Ottoman Empire, one of Germany's key allies.

Plans to force open the Dardanelles had been a long time in the making. The Dardanelles could offer a strategic supply route through the Black Sea to Russia and was always known to be a dangerous operation. After their landing at Gallipoli, the Anzacs were met with strong resistance from the Turkish defenders.

The brutal campaign persisted for eight months. And by the time, over 11,000 Anzacs had lost their lives, the Allies were forced to evacuate. While the Gallipoli campaign was in nowhere success, the conflict had a profound impact on the countries involved. And the Anzac legend came to memorialize all of the men and women that served Australia and New Zealand in war. So now you know.