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The Battle of Chunuk Bair ( Turkish: Conk Bayırı Muharebesi) was a World War I battle fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire over control of the peak in August 1915.
16 Feb 2016 · The Infantry Brigade advanced up Chailak Dere and Sazli Beit Dere to capture Chunuk Bair during the night of 6-7 August. Earlier, their path had been opened by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles units and the Māori Contingent, which had captured key points (including Old No. 3 Outpost and Table Top).
Learn about the New Zealand effort at Gallipoli in 1915, when the Wellington Battalion fought to take and hold the strategic hill of Chunuk Bair. Find out the details of the battle, the casualties, the memorials and the related links.
16 Feb 2016 · Dr Monty Soutar, Auckland Museum's WWI Historian in Residence, takes us through the events of the Battle of Chunuk Bair - a defining stand in the Gallipoli Campaign, one that included Kiwis from all parts of New Zealand.
28 Mac 2023 · 1915 Aug 7 - Aug 19. Battle of Chunuk Bair. Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Kocadere. The capture of Chunuk Bair, the secondary peak of the Sari Bair range, was one of the two objectives of the Battle of Sari Bair.
A historical account of the battle for Chunuk Bair, a key summit in the Gallipoli campaign of WWI, where New Zealand troops fought against the Turks. The article explores the background, the course and the significance of the conflict, as well as the modern-day Anzac Day pilgrimage.
Dr Peter Pedersen, one of Australia’s leading military historians, curator and former head of the Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial. In his talk...
