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English: Map of the Dardanelles defences in February and March, 1915. The original lines of naval mines are numbered 1 to 10. The 11th line, laid in Erin Keui Bay by the minelayer Nusrat on 8 March, is numbered 11. The anti-submarine nets are shown as dotted lines. Major forts are indicated with blue boxes and the Turkish name and equivalent British number for the fort is given, if known.
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Own work based on:

  • A Short Military History of World War I - Atlas , edited by T. Dodson Stamps and Vincent J. Esposito, 1950
  • Gallipoli: A Battlefield Guide , Phil Taylor & Pam Cupper, 1989
  • Gallipoli , Les Carlyon, 2001.
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