Because the British had the fanciful, though strategically ingenious, idea of supplying Russia from the mediterranean rather than via the arctic or baltic sea routes. The problem being Turkey is in the way & the sea lane into the black sea would need to be clear of mines & shore defences. Had the attackers, having got ashore, got on with the invasion instead of defending the landing sites then the invasion might well have been a success. As it was it was a dismal, costly failure in which the lives of many Commonwealth soldiers were needlessly lost for no purpose whatever.
The allies wanted control of the dardanelles because it was the only waterway between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Whoever controlled Dardanelles had a direct line to the Russian navy. The allied forces loss, but they had hoped if they won, they could persuade more countries to join their side.
what was the purpose of the dardanelles campaign when there was a foothold already in jerusalem ? ( british/allies )
Nobody knows
A massive offensive attack by the Allies in 1918, where the Allies were able to overpower the German trenches.
America's support of the allies led Hitler to attack American ships.
The Germans exhausted their forces in a major attack
dardanelles
what was the purpose of the dardanelles campaign when there was a foothold already in jerusalem ? ( british/allies )
The Dardanelles
Dardanelles is most noted for the attack that occurred there following World War I. Dardanelles is the strait that separates Europe for Asia in northwestern Turkey.
See the link below. The Dardanelles was not part of World War 2 but rather World War 1. Editor's note. It was the Brits (namely Winston Churchill, in World War 1, of the admiralty) who wanted to secure the Dardanelles strait to control shipping access. At the time Britain controlled Turkey. There was warring going on there during World War 1. See the link below for the story of the Battle of Dardanelles.
Battle of Gallipoli of 1915.
The purpose of the Gallipoli Campaign was to capture the Dardanelles Straits that were held by the Ottoman Empire. The straits would allow the Allies access to the Black Sea and thus they could get to Russia using a route other than the German-patrolled North and Baltic Seas.
The Dardanelles Straight connects the Sea of Marmara to the Eagean Sea and the Bosphorous Straight connects it to the Black Sea
Turkey controlled the Dardanelles
The major goal of the Gallipoli Campaign was to occupy the Ottoman-controlled Dardanelles Straits. If the Allies had the Straits, they would have a route to the Russian ports on the Black Sea and would be able to supply their isolated ally.
The Dardanelles were known as the Hellespont.
Dardanelles