page_title: Second Battle of Krithia
section_title: Terrain
hierarchical_section_title: Second Battle of Krithia / Prelude / Terrain
caption_attribution_description: Map of the Helles war zone of Gallipoli, 1915. Turkish names and equivalent on map&#160;: Alçitepe = Krithia Aytepe = Hill 138 Delile Sirti = Fir Tree Spur Karacaoğlu Tepe = Hill 114 Kemal Bey Tepe = Haricot Kanli Dere = Achi Baba Nullah Kirte Dere = Krithia Nullah = Krithia Valley Sotiri Çiftliği = Pink Farm Zığın Dere = Gulley Ravine
context_page_description: The Second Battle of Krithia continued the Allies' attempts to advance on the Helles battlefield during the Battle of Gallipoli of the First World War. The village of Krithia and neighbouring hill of Achi Baba had to be captured in order for the British to advance up the Gallipoli peninsula to the forts that controlled passage of the Dardanelles straits. A small amount of ground was captured after two days of costly fighting but the objectives remained out of reach.
context_section_description: While Cape Helles is more forgiving than the wild terrain at Anzac Cove, the battlefield still presented difficulties to the attacking force. The ground looked flat but was riven by four large gullies, or deres, running from Achi Baba towards the Cape. On the west was Gully Ravine which was separated from the Aegean shore by Gully Spur. Moving east was Fir Tree Spur then Krithia Valley (also known as Krithia Nullah or Kirte Dere) then Krithia Spur then Kanli Dere then Kereves Spur then Kereves Dere which flows into the Dardanelles at Morto Bay. Krithia Spur was bare and exposed so was not favoured for attacks. Gully Spur and Fir Tree Spur offered some cover and so the majority of the British advances were made on these spurs and in the shelter of the gullies.
caption: Map of Helles war zone
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