Historical image of Monument de Krithia

Monument de Krithia

Type

Monument

Location

Beside road between Alçıtepe and Abide, 400 metres south of bridge crossing Achi Baba Nullah.

Period

1919 – c. 1923

Inscription

DERNIERE LIGNE
ATTEINTE LE 14 JUILLET 1915
L’ARMEE D’ORIENT A SES FRERES D ARMES
MORTS POUR LA FRANCE SUR CETTE LIGNE

A NOUS LE SOUVENIR
A EUX L’IMMORTALITE

Notes

Monument erected on the point of furthest advance, achieved 14 July 1915.

It was the largest known French monument on the peninsula at this time.

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Location: Beside road between Alçıtepe and Abide, 400 metres south of bridge crossing Achi Baba Nullah.
Approximate coordinates: 40.079444, 26.229111