Krithia 3rd Battle

Krithia

Krithia is a village in Gallipoli about 6.5 miles north of Cape Helles and was the scene of several small battles for possession of the village and the adjacent hill of Achhi Baba. Neither were ever take by the Allies, although there were periodical minor gains and losses. The struggle for these two objectives is memorial as the casualties suffered were out of all proportion to the tactical value.