Who Called for a Ceasefire? Gallipoli 1915

The truce that went into effect on 24 May 1915 at Anzac (Arıburnu) is among the most curious events of the Gallipoli campaign. Both sides initially wanted a ceasefire for sanitary and humanitarian reasons. Moreover, a ceasefire was observed and implemented surprisingly smoothly and amicably, despite a number of minor incidents. The turn of events after the ceasefire caused resentment, however, among the British and the Australians in particular, and the belligerents soon engaged in a kind of blame game about the origins of the demand for a ceasefire. For obvious strategic reasons, each side attributed the initiative to the other.