Plugge's Plateau, Gallipoli
Facts and practical information
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery is the smallest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. It contains some of soldiers killed during World War I during the battles at Gallipoli, was an eight-month campaign fought by Commonwealth and French forces against Turkish forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea. ()
Gallipoli
Plugge's Plateau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.