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ANZAC DAY - BACKGROUND AND HISTORY


ANZAC DAY - BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

 



 

25 April is the national day of commemoration of Australia and New Zealand for
victims of war and for recognition of the role of their armed forces. It marks
the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces
during the First World War.

 

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those
forces became known as ANZACs. Anzac Day is a commemoration of the anniversary
of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25
April in 1915. When Great Britain declared war against Germany for its invasion
of Belgium in 1914, Australia and New Zealand, as Dominions within the British
Empire, regarded themselves automatically also at war.

 

At dawn on 25 April 1915, the first of approximately 70,000 soldiers from the
Allies landed at Gallipoli. The objective was to drive through to Istanbul, take
Turkey out of the war and to provide supplies to Russia in its fight against
Germany. Out of these 70,000 soldiers, more than 20,000 were Australian and New
Zealand soldiers. What had been planned as a bold stroke became a stalemate
after the invading troops failed to reach their objective on the first day. For
the next eight months they clung to the land they had captured, before
eventually withdrawing at the end of 1915.

 

After both sides had suffered heavy casualties, the Allied forces were
evacuated. It is estimated that 8,700 Australian and 2,700 New Zealanders were
killed. One year later, in 1916, the first anniversary of the landing was
observed in Australia, New Zealand and England and by troops in Egypt. That
year, 25 April was officially named ‘Anzac Day’ by the Acting Australian Prime
Minister, George Pearce.

 

Today we speak of an ‘Anzac tradition’, meaning the ideals of courage, endurance
and mateship that are still relevant to this day.

For further information on Anzac Day, please refer to the website of the
Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs .



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