On April 25, Australia celebrates a national vacation known as ANZAC Day. At the end of April, Australia peculiarly cares for the victims of the wars and the function of the armed forces of Australia and fresh Zealand in armed conflicts over the years. Yesterday in Australia, on the occasion of ANZAC, there were solemn parades. 1 of them marched down Sydney Streets.
‘ Yesterday in Australia we celebrated ANZAC Day. This year in Sydney, a parade composed of representatives of various troops, soldiers at the music accompaniment passed through the city, among others, through Elizabeth Street, which symbolically referred to Queen Elizabeth II, who died last year. There were besides Polish accents. – says Piotr in an interview with PolishNews24, who lives in Sydney all day and had the chance to watch the parade in individual yesterday.
What does ANZAC mean? ANZAC stands for Australian and fresh Zealand Army Corps. erstwhile Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, Australia and fresh Zealand as countries at the time closely related to the British Empire, they were automatically at war. ANZAC soldiers took part in fighting on Gallipoli in Turkey begun at dawn on 25 April 1915. War activities under Gallipoli are considered the largest planet War I landing operation. They aimed to capture Istanbul – the capital of the Ottoman Empire, take control of the Turkish straits, unlock the way of military supplies to Russia and destruct the Ottoman Empire from planet War I. This operation failed. In total, the losses of both parties amounted to over 130,000 killed and 260,000 wounded. It is estimated that about 20,000 soldiers from Australia and fresh Zealand participated in the fighting.
