anzac troops were sent to train in greece instead of england.
where were the anzac troops sent to train instead of england?
greece
after the failure of the naval attacks, troops were assembled to eliminate the ottoman mobile artillery, which was preventing the allied minesweepers from clearing the way for the larger vessels. kitchener appointed general sir ian hamilton to command the of the mediterranean expeditionary force (mef). soldiers from the australian imperial force (aif) and new zealand expeditionary force (nzef) were encamped in egypt, undergoing training prior to being sent to france. the australian and new zealand troops were formed into the australian and new zealand army corps (anzac), commanded by lieutenant general sir william birdwood, comprising the volunteer 1st australian division and the new zealand and australian division. the anzac troops were joined by the regular 29th division and the royal naval division. the french "corps expéditionnaire d'orient" (orient expeditionary corps), consisting of metropolitan and colonial troops, was subsequently placed under hamilton's command.
gallipoli campaign
throughout the period of 1941 and 1942, both the chetniks and partisans provided refugee for allied pows, especially anzac troops who escaped from railway carriages en route via yugoslavia to axis pow camps. according to lawrence, following the allied defeat at the battle of crete, pows were transported via yugoslavia in railway carriages with some anzac troops escaping in occupied serbia. chetniks under the command of mihailović provided refugee to these anzac troops and were either repatriated or recaptured by axis forces.





















































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