5. Unsanitary Conditions
Extreme unsanitary conditions is said to be one of the reasons that caused many of the Allied Forces’ causalities in the Gallipoli battle. Around half of them suffered from illness brought on by those conditions and had to be evacuated out of the peninsula or left to die. Several survivors recalled the difficulties brought by the intense heat, lack of supplies, water, and body lice. The dead bodies’ stench also attracted swarms of flies which could spread diseases as well. The latrines were in bad shape due to the overcrowding of soldiers in the small peninsula. As medical facilities became overwhelmed, trench warfare occurred along with the fear of dysentery and the impact of the heat. These conditions became an advantage to the Turkish forces when they attacked, knowing that the Allied troops would go nowhere.