Rare 1927 German account of Gallipoli presented to Çanakkale researchers

On 14 May 2026, Thomas Iredale – Overseas Liaison Officer and Trustee of the Gallipoli Association – presented an original 1927 copy of Gallipoli – Bedeutung und Verlauf der Kämpfe 1915 by Hans Kannengiesser Pasha to Ms Sıdıka Yamaç, Historian at the Research Centre of the Gallipoli Historic Site Directorate in Çanakkale.

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The Centre did not previously hold a copy. Thomas felt the book belonged somewhere it could be read and consulted by researchers, rather than on a private bookshelf.

Now in its third year, the Centre continues to support Gallipoli research from the peninsula itself. The Association reviewed it shortly after it opened:

New Gallipoli Campaign Research Centre in Çanakkale