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ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day. In Flanders field. Joining the army. Joining the army means you have to be brave. There is still a place for you will you fill it. World war 1. In world war 1 they didn’t have tanks they made a self firing gun they tied a string to the trigger and they would pull the string back.

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ANZAC Day

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  1. ANZAC Day

  2. In Flanders field

  3. Joining the army • Joining the army means you have to be brave. • There is still a place for you will you fill it.

  4. World war 1 In world war 1 they didn’t have tanks they made a self firing gun they tied a string to the trigger and they would pull the string back

  5. The Allied powers • The allied forces were Great Britain, France, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, U.S.A, Belgium, Greece, Japan, Montenegro, Newfoundland, Portugal, Italy.

  6. The central powers • The central powers were Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria.

  7. Communications • Although the telephone was invented there was no electricity. • Wire and wireless radios were used by the army to warn people about bombers. • The pigeon was delivering messages to the soldiers In the trenches.

  8. The neutral countries • The neutral powers are Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands.

  9. Winston Churchill's plans • By December 1914, fighting in Europe was at a virtual standstill. Allied troops had stopped the Germans getting to Paris but were unable to push them backwards along with the western front.

  10. Simpson And his Donkey • Simpsons real name is John Simpson Kirkpatrick. Simpson was one of the first Anzacs to land on Gallipoli. When Simpson found a stray donkey he realised a donkey would come in handy.

  11. Anzacs leaving new Zealand • The men thought they were off on a grand adventure. They thought they were sailing to great Britain, and then to fight against the Germans in France. Many of them had been born in Britain and thought they would have a chance to see their old friends and family whilst they were there.

  12. Where the trained • The Anzacs left New Zealand and sailed to Egypt to train in the shadows of the pyramids for five months. • These were the 30,000 soldiers who sailed for war in October 1914 when 8417 New Zealanders on their 10 transport ships joined with the 20,000 Australians at Albany in Western Australia and sailed for Egypt.

  13. At Gallipoli • The landing at Anzac cove was part of the invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula by Australian and New Zealand forces on 25 April 1915. The purpose of the invasion was to overtake the Ottoman forts that controlled the passage of the Dardanelles straits. The Anzacs landed on the wrong beach with steep high cliffs.

  14. The famous battles • The famous battles of Gallipoli the first one is Chunuk Bair the second battle is Lone pine the last one is The Nek.

  15. Evacuation • The fighting went on for 8 months at Gallipoli. Finally, the generals realized that they were going to lose the battle so they decided to sneak all the soldiers away. To help hide what they were doing, the Australians were playing a game of cricket to distract the Turks and pretend that everything was going on as normal.

  16. Burying the dead • By 24 may, 1915 the stench from the corpses had become unbearable. The Turks ,were keen to give their dead friends a proper burial and to alleviate the smell, sought an armistice.

  17. Credits • Made By Roy

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