The plan was first proposed as the first step to opening another Allied front against the [[Triple Alliance]] during the [[First World War]]. The campaign was meant to capture Constantinople, effectively removing the Ottoman Empire from the war, as well as opening supply routes to Russia. | The plan was first proposed as the first step to opening another Allied front against the [[Triple Alliance]] during the [[First World War]]. The campaign was meant to capture Constantinople, effectively removing the Ottoman Empire from the war, as well as opening supply routes to Russia. |