Churchill’s Dardanelles and Recovery

Winston Churchill served as First Lord of the Admiralty at the start of World War I, modernizing the Royal Navy and securing oil supplies. However, his backing of the disastrous 1915 Gallipoli Campaign aimed at knocking the Ottoman Empire out of the war led to heavy casualties and political backlash. Forced to resign from the Admiralty, Churchill briefly served on the Western Front as a battalion commander. He returned to government in 1917 under David Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, successfully streamlining tank and ammunition production and reinvigorating his political career before the war ended.

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