Allied Evacuation of Gallipoli

The Allies evacuated the ANZAC and Suvla positions at Gallipoli on December 19–20, and Cape Helles on January 8–9, 1916. The evacuation, meticulously planned, was the most successful Allied operation of the entire campaign—achieved with almost no casualties. The Gallipoli campaign had cost the Allies over 250,000 casualties and achieved none of its strategic objectives. It ended Winston Churchill's career as First Lord of the Admiralty and became a defining national memory for Australia and New Zealand.