Zweibund — the Dual Alliance — Germany and Austria-Hungary united, were the core of the Central Powers, and here join hands. The bars of Germany's flag border the top left, and those of the Habsburg Austrian Empire and ruling house the bottom right.
Schulter an SchulterUntrennbar vereintin Freud und in Leid!'Shoulder to shoulderInseparably united in joy and in sorrow!
"Heavy fighting has been going on since yesterday in the Dardanelles. The situation is obviously critical. Should the Dardanelles fall, the World War has been decided against us."
German Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz in his diary after the August 6, 1915 Allied landings at Suvla Bay, on the Gallipoli Peninsula, opened a new sector in the campaign from which to attack the Turkish defenders, attempt to cross the peninsula, and cut them off. South of Suvla, additional troops had bolstered those at Anzac Cove to launch a simultaneous attack. For two days, during which the Turks strengthened their defenses, the new troops at Suvla Bay did little. At Anzac, the Australian and New Zealand forces tried to advance against a well-entrenched enemy, and were slaughtered.
The First World War, a Complete History by Martin Gilbert, page 183, copyright © 1994 by Martin Gilbert, publisher: Henry Holt and Company, publication date: 1994
Dardanelles, von Tirpitz, Tirpitz, Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 1915-08-06, 1915, August
