The Crucial Role of Greece’s Lemnos in the Gallipoli Campaign

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The Crucial Role of Greece’s Lemnos in the Gallipoli Campaign

Australia honors fallen heroes of the Gallipoli campaign on the Greek island of Lemnos. Credit: Facebook/Australian Embassy, Greece During the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, the Greek island of Lemnos played a significant role as a staging area and base of operations for the Allied forces, including the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Lemnos was chosen as the main base for because of its strategic location at the entrance to t…