Australian and New Zealand security depended on a strong Britain and dependable communications across the empire. Ottoman forces, the battlecruiser Goeben, and fighting around Palestine and Egypt threatened the Mediterranean and Suez route linking Britain with Australasia. Removing the Ottoman Empire from the war would make the Mediterranean and Suez Canal safer for troop movements and trade. The Anzac deployment therefore had a direct maritime-logistical rationale even though the campaign's execution squandered much of its potential.
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Why Anzac forces had a strategic stake at Gallipoli
The Anzac commitment is connected to protecting the maritime route between Britain and Australasia rather than portrayed as an arbitrary diversion.