Copy date: 1/5/06. Includes ads History Dept Anzacs Australia - History - 1901-1918 Australia - History, Military Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916 World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 - Australia On 25 April 1915, the legend of Anzac began on the beaches at Gallipoli. The young men who charged ashore had enlisted to fight Germans and show the world what Australians could do. By the time they left, 8 months later, they had endured horror and futility and displayed heroism and loyalty of a rare kind. This isolated part of Turkey was to become Australia's most enduring national symbol. Website for program: http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/