Gelibolu War Museum
Gelibolu (Gallipoli) is a ilçe (district) center of Çanakkale Province in Turkish Thrace. It is situated in the north east of a peninsula bearing the same name. Its name is well known because of the Gallipoli Campaign, a series of 1915-battles during the World War I. There are frequent references to other wars also. Withdrawal room is the room of Allies withdrawal. In this room weapons and various tools the Allies left during the evacuation from the peninsula are exhibited. They are deliberatively cracked by the Allies. These include uniforms, canned foods, flasks etc . The naval room is the room of the Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign preceding the Gallipoli campaign on 18 March 1915. Among the exhibits, Cartridge of French ship Bouvet (a battle ship sunk during the operations) and a rare identification label of a downed French airplane are notable.
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