ANZAC

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Know about the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign and the role of ANZAC troops in the battles of World War I

Learn about the use of animals especially among the ANZAC soldiers during World War I

World War I: Allied troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Australia and New Zealand Army Corps troops

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General Pershing's troops moving into Mexico in 1917 during World War I.

Timeline of World War I

ANZAC troops set up camps on the Gallipoli Peninsula (now in Turkey) during World War I.

100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Meeting of leaders in W.W.I, General Hindenburg, Kaiser William II, General Ludendorff examine maps during World War I in Germany.

Military Commanders of World War I

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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Gutzon Borglum. Presidents. Sculpture. National park. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Theodore Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota.

9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Drinking water is poured into a glass.

Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

ANZAC: Facts & Related Content

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The State funeral of a man in whom the true Anzac spirit endured. - ABC listen • May 9, 2025, 1:19 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Princess Anne joins solemn ceremony in Turkey marking 110th anniversary of WWI battle • Apr. 25, 2025, 2:59 AM ET (AP)

Australians and New Zealanders commemorate war dead on Anzac Day • Apr. 25, 2025, 2:23 AM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Role In	Gallipoli Campaign • World War I • battle of Gallipoli
Date	1917 - present
Related People	Sir John Monash

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World War I: Allied troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Australia and New Zealand Army Corps troops

Know about the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign and the role of ANZAC troops in the battles of World War I

Learn about the use of animals especially among the ANZAC soldiers during World War I

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Swiss Guards Women’s Army Corps

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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

A History of War

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General Pershing's troops moving into Mexico in 1917 during World War I.

Timeline of World War I