Military
ANZAC
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, formed in Egypt in December 1914 under General William Birdwood; it landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Anzacs later meant all soldiers of both countries.
The corps was formed from Australian and New Zealand volunteers who had been halted in Egypt on their way to Europe. It consisted of the Australian Division and the New Zealand and Australian Division. The acronym was coined by headquarters clerks as a telegraphic address. The landing place at Gallipoli became Anzac Cove, and the whole sector was simply called Anzac; it was evacuated in December 1915.
In 1916 the forces of both countries were expanded and divided into I and II ANZAC Corps, which fought on the Western Front, at Pozières, Messines and Passchendaele among other places. Mounted troops served in the ANZAC Mounted Division in Sinai and Palestine. At the end of 1917 the Australian divisions were brought together in the Australian Corps. The day of the landing, 25 April, is kept in Australia and New Zealand as Anzac Day.
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1915
- 19 FebruaryGallipoli campaign
- 20 FebruaryAustralians and New Zealanders for the Dardanelles
- 23 MarchHMS Manica, the first balloon ship
- 25 AprilAllies land at Gallipoli
- 25 AprilLanding at Gallipoli
- 28 AprilFirst Battle of Krithia
- 6 MayStart of the Second Battle of Krithia
- 6 MaySecond Battle of Krithia
- 8 MayEnd of the Second Battle of Krithia
- 14 MayLast meeting of the War Council
- 25 MaySinking of the battleship Triumph
- 26 MayBritish squadron assembles at Malta
- 28 JuneBattle of Gully Ravine
- 2 JulyEnd of the fighting for Gully Ravine
- 6 AugustLanding at Suvla Bay
- 6 AugustBattle of Sari Bair begins
- 6 AugustBattle of Sari Bair
- 6 AugustLanding at Suvla Bay
- 8 AugustSinking of the battleship Barbaros Hayreddin
- 9 AugustDecisive day of the Battle of Sari Bair
- 10 AugustEnd of the Battle of Sari Bair
- 21 AugustAttack on Scimitar Hill
- 21 AugustBattle of Scimitar Hill
- 17 OctoberBirdwood temporary commander at Gallipoli
- 28 OctoberCharles Monro takes command at Gallipoli
- 3 NovemberFirst meeting of the War Committee
- 10 NovemberKitchener arrives at the Dardanelles
- 25 NovemberMonro becomes commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean
- 6 DecemberSecond Chantilly Conference
- 8 DecemberOrder to evacuate Suvla and Anzac
- 18 DecemberEvacuation of Gallipoli
- 19 DecemberStart of the evacuation of Suvla and Anzac
- 19 DecemberHaig becomes commander of British forces in France
- 20 DecemberEnd of the evacuation of Suvla and Anzac
- 28 DecemberOrder to evacuate Cape Helles
- 31 DecemberIndian troops leave the Dardanelles
1916
- 7 JanuaryStart of the evacuation of Cape Helles
- 8 JanuaryEnd of the evacuation of Gallipoli
- 9 JanuaryMonro and Birdwood give up their commands
- 11 JanuaryStart of the Erzurum offensive
- 29 AprilSurrender of Kut
- 1 JulyBattle of Albert (1916)
- 19 JulyBattle of Fromelles
- 23 JulyBattle of Pozières Ridge begins
- 23 JulyBattle of Pozières Ridge
- 3 SeptemberEnd of the Battle of Pozières Ridge
1917
- 22 FebruaryGerman retreat to the Hindenburg Line
- 25 FebruaryGermans withdraw from the Ancre
- 3 MayBattle of Bullecourt begins
- 3 MayBattle of Bullecourt
- 17 MayEnd of the Battle of Bullecourt
- 7 JuneBattle of Messines (1917)
- 14 JuneBattle of Messines (1917) ends
- 16 AugustBattle of Langemarck (1917) begins
- 16 AugustBattle of Langemarck (1917)
- 20 SeptemberStart of the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
- 20 SeptemberBattle of the Menin Road Ridge
- 26 SeptemberBattle of Polygon Wood begins
- 26 SeptemberBattle of Polygon Wood
- 3 OctoberEnd of the Battle of Polygon Wood
- 4 OctoberBattle of Broodseinde
- 4 OctoberBattle of Broodseinde
- 9 OctoberBattle of Poelcappelle
- 9 OctoberBattle of Poelcappelle
- 12 OctoberFirst Battle of Passchendaele
- 12 OctoberFirst Battle of Passchendaele
- 26 OctoberStart of the Second Battle of Passchendaele
- 26 OctoberSecond Battle of Passchendaele
- 6 NovemberCanadians capture Passchendaele