Second Battle of Krithia
| Second Battle of Krithia | |||||||
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| Part of The First World War | |||||||
Map of the Second Battle of Krithia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom and Empire France | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Aylmer Hunter-Weston Antoine Masnou |
Otto Liman von Sanders Erich Weber | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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25,000 72 guns | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 6,500 | 2,000 | ||||||
The Second Battle of Krithia (Turkish: İkinci Kirte Muharebesi) continued the Allies' attempts to advance on the Helles battlefield during the Battle of Gallipoli of the First World War. The village of Krithia and neighbouring hill of Achi Baba had to be captured in order for the British to advance up the Gallipoli peninsula to the forts that controlled passage of the Dardanelles straits. A small amount of ground was captured after two days of costly fighting, but the objectives remained out of reach.