It’s a very moving experience to visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and the war memorials of both the ANZACs and Turks at Gallipoli. Such a waste of young lives, with those fuckers Churchill and Hamilton having blood on their hands due to their incompetence.
5:30 I belive those steel things are to prevent tanks from advancing further, tanks can't run over them so they have to move them somehow, before the tanks can advance.
They were basically to stop your landing craft attacking at high tide (the height of them was so the water would just cover them). At high tide the beach is much shorter obviously, but once reconnaissance had seen them we attacked at low when they were visible. At low tide you're an easy target on the beach for a long time.
@@InquisitiveBaldMan I agree... They also had, amongst the steel obstacles, large posts stuck into the sand at an angle with pressure mines fixed to the ends, to destroy landing craft coming at high tide.
My wife’s Grandfather was bayoneted during the landings here, he was found floating in the sea badly wounded. He was transferred to a Hospital in Malta to recover, where he eventually became Garrison Sgt Major, and lived in the House of the four winds, which still exists on the entrance to Malta harbour.
Take into consideration Australia & New Zealand were small population countries back then.. We are still only small now but back then it was a huge portion of the country who died, everyone knew someone who had died fighting or come back home badly injured.. It was devastating for the 2 countries but they kept fighting.. Thats why we never forget their bravery & sacrifice & we also pay respect to the Turks.. There were times the Turks begged us to stop because the casualties were so high that it was affecting the Turks mental health.. There was a huge respect for each other even though they fought each other.. That respect still continues today..
I owe my life to Gallipoli. My nan's fiance was killed there and so she ended up marrying my grandfather. When my nan died, we found her fiance's last postcard in the things she'd kept. It read: 'Dardanelles 23 April, 1915 Nothing much happening here.' Two days later ...
Churchill, I suppose atleast he later admitted how badly he @#$%^& everything up and made it a very clear point to learn from and make sure he never screwed up so badly ever again in his later career as PM.
Those steel x's you refer to are known as Hedgehog's & were used as tank traps & served to make it difficult for invading forces to get tanks & other vehicles ashore.
The X shaped things on the Normandy beaches were designed to stop DD Tanks and this is even mentioned in Saving Private Ryan when Cpt Miller asks a bunch of guys what they were doing and they told him they are engineers and are here to clear the obstacles for their tanks.
The "steel things" were set to deny landing craft full access to beaches. Often, deliberate gaps were left to funnel landing troops into kill-zones for mass casualties and create confusion and tie up support from attending to the wounded whilst coming under fire themselves... My Great-Uncle was at Dunkirk and, had several boats sunk from under him in the course of the war. He joined the Royal Navy as a cabin-boy and retired a Lieutenant-Commander. (Known as the mad Scotsman of the family lol)
The X-shaped steel things on the beach in Saving Private Ryan are called “hedgehogs”. They were placed to prevent tanks and other vehicles from landing on the beach.
They were called hedgehogs those steel crosses on the beach at Normandy, just another way of trying to stop infantry and motorized vehicles from advancing in WW2. That's why in WW1 they used barbed wire, the Germans used to create corridors created by barbed wire to funnel allied troops into avenues where they had machine guns set up to fire in fixed positions on those corridors. You can only imagine what happened to those allied soldiers trying to break through, when you have up to three heavy machine guns firing on a small area? This is why we have to remember these soldiers, how crazy is that but they kept going to win the battle, wow! Lest We Forget!
Czech hedgehogs, i believe are what you are referring to r.e anti tank defences. The idea is that any lighter vehicles can’t tip them over, meaning you have to drive round them, which slows you down significantly. Although they were designed to actually work against tanks, the main battle tanks of WW2, particularly by 1944 were heavy and powerful enough that these hedgehogs were ineffective.
I recall watching a Gallipoli doco on Anzac Day a few years ago. A Turkish soldier waving a white flag came down to the Anzacs he had tears running down his face asking the Anzacs to stop because it was such a slaughter there was thousands if men killed in an area no bigger than a tennis court. The Anzacs said we can't we're under orders from Churchill. This was the catalyst to change orders would only be taken from our own Commanders.
The idea of the beach obstacles at Normandy were to restrict boat and tank landings and beach access to make troops have to disembark into the water which slows down and restricts movement and presents better targets for your defences turning it into a killing ground. The results depend on the tide level.
My great great Uncle Robert John Matthews was in the 9th Batallion and was on the first boats that land on the Gallipoli Shores on the 25th April 1915.
Look up Billy Sing. A Australian sharp Shooter, Born in China, wife from England lived & fought for Australia. In turned at Lutwyche Cemetery . Normally grave, has a Monument erected below war graves cemetery. Someone has written a book about Billy worth Reading. Cheers ☕️☕️ Dave.
churchill was a bit obsessed with the soft underbelly of europe, in ww1 he thought it was the ottoman empire and gallipoli which was a total disaster, in ww2 he thought it was italy, but the invasion there was a lot harder than he had ever imagined. he didn't have much respect for mediterannean countries, both times he thought they'd be pushovers. he was proved wrong.
I was at school in the early 80s and we were doing WW1 in history class and our teacher took us one evening to see the film Gallipoli in the local cinema. Very good film.
Haig had no involvement with the Gallipoli campaign. Lord kitchener directed the conflict. Sir Charles Monroe took direct responsibility for the amphibious operations. Sir Douglas Haig would be held directly responsible for the slaughter of the Somme which began in July 1916.
The x shaped things were part of submerged barbed wired which the Turks put there. When the troops jumped into the water they were ripped to shreds by the barbed wire.
I think the X frames on the Normandy beaches were to catch landing craft. The boats would slide up them and get hooked - in the film saving private Ryan they actually put them in the wrong way round
Yes they were basically to stop your landing craft attacking at high tide. At high tide the beach is much shorter obviously. At low tide you're an easy target on the beach for a long time.
I may be incorrect 1st mistake the navy shelled the beaches for 14 days told the Turk we coming Australian landing boats drifted and landed in where only a few Turk fortified the cliffs landed where they were to they would be looking at machine guns D day landing was planned knowing errors from Gallipoli and incompetent general's Churchill being one why it failed give credit to the Turk just as terrible for them
The Germans assumed that the invasion would take place at high tide so that the landing craft would be nearer the shore, the barriers would have been in the water and hinder the landing craft, the Allies landed at low tide with no obstructions, just a larger beach to cover.
Have you seen the 1980 Australian movie GALLIPOLI filmed in South Australia with Mel Gibson? Well worth you watching it. This is a part of it:- ruclips.net/video/UclsBepOfm4/видео.html Final tragic scene. This is a good review too: ruclips.net/video/6wFGSve_BIQ/видео.html
Tank traps on the beaches of Normandy during operation overlord June 6 1944. The Ottermans knew that allies were about to mount an amphibious operation .On some parts of the beaches below the water line the Turks laid belts of barbed wire so when the allied troops jumped into sea in a attempt to wade ashore they literally landed on the wire cutting them to ribbons and making them easy targets for the defending Turks. Remember this was probably the first time a large scale amphibious operation like had taken place I doubt any training had taken place prior to the landings. The only British troops who had any experience with this kind of warfare were the Royal Marines.
@@chrisholland7367 maybe the x's were what the barb wire was fixed to. obviously the tank was a new weapon in first world war and wouldn't have been any use there. a mis-understanding on my part. i didn't realise the x's question related to that conflict
There was a nurse onboard HMS Brittanic which was torpedoed there, she'd Also been on the Olympic when it collided with a ship AND on the Titanic. Talk about bad luck.
After this event New Zealand decided to have their troops under the command of New Zealand captains instead of the British.
Yes over 300,000 casualties on the british/french/australlian/NZ side, and about 255,000+ on the turkish side. very deadly
Shame none of the Australian/NZ landings are mentioned
It’s a very moving experience to visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and the war memorials of both the ANZACs and Turks at Gallipoli. Such a waste of young lives, with those fuckers Churchill and Hamilton having blood on their hands due to their incompetence.
5:30 I belive those steel things are to prevent tanks from advancing further, tanks can't run over them so they have to move them somehow, before the tanks can advance.
They were basically to stop your landing craft attacking at high tide (the height of them was so the water would just cover them). At high tide the beach is much shorter obviously, but once reconnaissance had seen them we attacked at low when they were visible. At low tide you're an easy target on the beach for a long time.
Tank traps
@@InquisitiveBaldMan I agree... They also had, amongst the steel obstacles, large posts stuck into the sand at an angle with pressure mines fixed to the ends, to destroy landing craft coming at high tide.
It's called a Czech hedgehog
My wife’s Grandfather was bayoneted during the landings here, he was found floating in the sea badly wounded. He was transferred to a Hospital in Malta to recover, where he eventually became Garrison Sgt Major, and lived in the House of the four winds, which still exists on the entrance to Malta harbour.
one thing came out of this, Strong ties between the Turkish and Australians in freindship.
This was lots of Australia and New Zealand which 10.000 died and injured. ANZAC means Australia and New Zealand Army Corp
Take into consideration Australia & New Zealand were small population countries back then.. We are still only small now but back then it was a huge portion of the country who died, everyone knew someone who had died fighting or come back home badly injured.. It was devastating for the 2 countries but they kept fighting.. Thats why we never forget their bravery & sacrifice & we also pay respect to the Turks.. There were times the Turks begged us to stop because the casualties were so high that it was affecting the Turks mental health.. There was a huge respect for each other even though they fought each other.. That respect still continues today..
The Australians chose that spot to land ashore .... have look a look at the documentary, Gallipoli from above - The Untold story
5:10 they are designed to stop tanks on low tide and boats from beaching on high tide.
that lil salute ya gave when the grave markers first showed, well that was very respectful n i ty for it mate....good onya!
I owe my life to Gallipoli. My nan's fiance was killed there and so she ended up marrying my grandfather.
When my nan died, we found her fiance's last postcard in the things she'd kept.
It read:
'Dardanelles
23 April, 1915
Nothing much happening here.'
Two days later ...
Why were the Gallipoli landings so disastrous? Two words: British leadership
Churchill, I suppose atleast he later admitted how badly he @#$%^& everything up and made it a very clear point to learn from and make sure he never screwed up so badly ever again in his later career as PM.
There is a lot of respect between the 2 countries now, if you see the dawn services on ANZAC day
Those steel x's you refer to are known as Hedgehog's & were used as tank traps & served to make it difficult for invading forces to get tanks & other vehicles ashore.
The X shaped things on the Normandy beaches were designed to stop DD Tanks and this is even mentioned in Saving Private Ryan when Cpt Miller asks a bunch of guys what they were doing and they told him they are engineers and are here to clear the obstacles for their tanks.
The "steel things" were set to deny landing craft full access to beaches. Often, deliberate gaps were left to funnel landing troops into kill-zones for mass casualties and create confusion and tie up support from attending to the wounded whilst coming under fire themselves... My Great-Uncle was at Dunkirk and, had several boats sunk from under him in the course of the war. He joined the Royal Navy as a cabin-boy and retired a Lieutenant-Commander. (Known as the mad Scotsman of the family lol)
The X-shaped steel things on the beach in Saving Private Ryan are called “hedgehogs”. They were placed to prevent tanks and other vehicles from landing on the beach.
It’s nice to see an Englishman who actually has some knowledge of the ANZAC’s involvement of this war.
Those steel obstacles are called Czech Hedgehogs and are anti-tank obstacles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_hedgehog
Gallipoli was the first major battle the ANZACs participated in. All soldiers were volunteers and most had no experience in war
They were called hedgehogs those steel crosses on the beach at Normandy, just another way of trying to stop infantry and motorized vehicles from advancing in WW2.
That's why in WW1 they used barbed wire, the Germans used to create corridors created by barbed wire to funnel allied troops into avenues where they had machine guns set up to fire in fixed positions on those corridors.
You can only imagine what happened to those allied soldiers trying to break through, when you have up to three heavy machine guns firing on a small area?
This is why we have to remember these soldiers, how crazy is that but they kept going to win the battle, wow!
Lest We Forget!
Czech hedgehogs, i believe are what you are referring to r.e anti tank defences. The idea is that any lighter vehicles can’t tip them over, meaning you have to drive round them, which slows you down significantly. Although they were designed to actually work against tanks, the main battle tanks of WW2, particularly by 1944 were heavy and powerful enough that these hedgehogs were ineffective.
I recall watching a Gallipoli doco on Anzac Day a few years ago.
A Turkish soldier waving a white flag came down to the Anzacs he had tears running down his face asking the Anzacs to stop because it was such a slaughter there was thousands if men killed in an area no bigger than a tennis court. The Anzacs said we can't we're under orders from Churchill. This was the catalyst to change orders would only be taken from our own Commanders.
The idea of the beach obstacles at Normandy were to restrict boat and tank landings and beach access to make troops have to disembark into the water which slows down and restricts movement and presents better targets for your defences turning it into a killing ground. The results depend on the tide level.
My great great Uncle Robert John Matthews was in the 9th Batallion and was on the first boats that land on the Gallipoli Shores on the 25th April 1915.
The steels in the water was to prevent tanks and armed vehicles from getting on the beach
I like you love history 👍 great Chanel, and happy Christmas 🎄
Look up Billy Sing. A Australian sharp Shooter,
Born in China, wife from England lived & fought for Australia. In turned at Lutwyche Cemetery .
Normally grave, has a Monument erected below war graves cemetery.
Someone has written a book about Billy worth
Reading.
Cheers ☕️☕️
Dave.
churchill was a bit obsessed with the soft underbelly of europe, in ww1 he thought it was the ottoman empire and gallipoli which was a total disaster, in ww2 he thought it was italy, but the invasion there was a lot harder than he had ever imagined. he didn't have much respect for mediterannean countries, both times he thought they'd be pushovers. he was proved wrong.
Well if Hitler didn't send troops to Italy the allies would have captured Italy alot faster
@@lachlanhawkes-law3396 valid point
this was pure slaughter by general haig ...you must watch the peter weir film gallipolli
I was at school in the early 80s and we were doing WW1 in history class and our teacher took us one evening to see the film Gallipoli in the local cinema. Very good film.
Haig had no involvement with the Gallipoli campaign. Lord kitchener directed the conflict. Sir Charles Monroe took direct responsibility for the amphibious operations. Sir Douglas Haig would be held directly responsible for the slaughter of the Somme which began in July 1916.
The x shaped things were part of submerged barbed wired which the Turks put there. When the troops jumped into the water they were ripped to shreds by the barbed wire.
I think the X frames on the Normandy beaches were to catch landing craft. The boats would slide up them and get hooked - in the film saving private Ryan they actually put them in the wrong way round
Half right. They attacked at low tide so they were showing.
Yes they were basically to stop your landing craft attacking at high tide. At high tide the beach is much shorter obviously. At low tide you're an easy target on the beach for a long time.
When you have the time look into the dead mans penny. It’s the medallion 🏅 that the parents received when son, husband, brother.
Passed away.
Born On The Shores Of Gallipoli - ANZAC in WW1 I THE GREAT WAR Special - this gives you another perspective
I may be incorrect 1st mistake the navy shelled the beaches for 14 days told the Turk we coming Australian landing boats drifted and landed in where only a few Turk fortified the cliffs landed where they were to they would be looking at machine guns D day landing was planned knowing errors from Gallipoli and incompetent general's Churchill being one why it failed give credit to the Turk just as terrible for them
The ships got lost not the troops
The Germans assumed that the invasion would take place at high tide so that the landing craft would be nearer the shore, the barriers would have been in the water and hinder the landing craft, the Allies landed at low tide with no obstructions, just a larger beach to cover.
Have you seen the 1980 Australian movie GALLIPOLI filmed in South Australia with Mel Gibson? Well worth you watching it. This is a part of it:-
ruclips.net/video/UclsBepOfm4/видео.html Final tragic scene. This is a good review too: ruclips.net/video/6wFGSve_BIQ/видео.html
Of the half million casualties, about 20% were killed.
X were tank traps. Didnt really exist till ww2.
Gotta love the poms bitching about running up a nice smooth beach.
You should react to The Ferdinand by Potential History
the x shaped things were tank traps
Tank traps on the beaches of Normandy during operation overlord June 6 1944.
The Ottermans knew that allies were about to mount an amphibious operation .On some parts of the beaches below the water line the Turks laid belts of barbed wire so when the allied troops jumped into sea in a attempt to wade ashore they literally landed on the wire cutting them to ribbons and making them easy targets for the defending Turks. Remember this was probably the first time a large scale amphibious operation like had taken place I doubt any training had taken place prior to the landings. The only British troops who had any experience with this kind of warfare were the Royal Marines.
@@chrisholland7367 maybe the x's were what the barb wire was fixed to. obviously the tank was a new weapon in first world war and wouldn't have been any use there. a mis-understanding on my part. i didn't realise the x's question related to that conflict
This guy makes out like the Aussies and Kiwis were an afterthought😡
I’m pretty sure the half million were just the allied forces.
Because they invaded another country and didn't anticipate the fact that Turks don't like being invaded.
hampshire is southampton potsmouth area of uk
Wtf I just posted a link to a good video relating to this topic and it's gone?
All for nothing nothing for all .
Stop armour, i.e tanks
There were no tanks at that time. Tanks were a British invention, first used in France in September 1916.
There was a nurse onboard HMS Brittanic which was torpedoed there, she'd Also been on the Olympic when it collided with a ship AND on the Titanic. Talk about bad luck.
What a load of old shit.
Oh yeah?
Violet Contstance Jessop
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop