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Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
The
naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
of the
First World War
were mainly carried out by the
Royal Navy
with substantial support from the
French
and minor contributions from
Russia
and
Australia
. The
Dardanelles Campaign
began as a purely
naval
operation. When that failed to overcome Ottoman defences, an
invasion
of the
Gallipoli
peninsula
was launched in which naval forces were heavily involved. Throughout the campaign, attempts were made by
submarines
to pass through the
Dardanelles
and disrupt
Ottoman Empire
shipping in the
Sea of Marmara
.
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