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Anzac Cove which was only a landing place for Anzacs became a vital point for the distribution of the food, ammunition, soldiers. Soon, a hospital and administration buildings and buildings for the storage of food and ammunition were constructed in this narrow cove. Four piers for the ships and huge cauldrons for boiling the water were also added. Today, we have no traces of these above mentioned buildings, piers and caldrons. Moreover, the erosion diminished the width of the Anzac Cove from 25 meters to 10 meters. 
Because of the proximity to the front, Anzac Cove was under the direct fire. In despite of this feature, Anzac Cove continued to be the most popular dispact point till end of the war. Anzac Cove, where thousands of soldiers were killed, witnessed a sad evacuation of Anzac soldiers who used every kind of device to deceive Turkish soldiers on the night of 19th of December. Although this bay was called Anzak Cove during the campaign, the name was officially given in 1985.
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This legendary bay where Australian and New
Zealand troops landed at 4:30 in the morning of 25th of April 1915 is one of
the landmarks of the Galipoli Peninsula. Why the Alled forced landed such an
impossible spot is still argued among the historians and military experts. It
is still not known whether it was admiral Birdwood's last minute change of his
orders or due to the change of the buoys which indicated the location of the
future landing at Gabatepe.
First troops landing in this region were
AIF, 3. Brigade. Nearly 16.000 soldiers landed at Anzac Cove and nearby
Ariburnu beach area. Noticing the landing, Turkish soldiers of 27. Regiment
started rifle fire toward the Allied Forces. Some of the Anzac soldiers were
shot and sank with the heavy weapons and tools. After the first moments of the
landing, Anzacs advanced rapidly toward the hillsand captured Plugges Plateau and Third
range. But counter attacks of Turkish troops forced them to retreat to 2.Range
where they stayed in the following 8 months.