What the records say
- When
- 29 Feb 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.46° N, 3.68° E
- Description
- naval engagement fought during the First World War
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War I
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 29 February 1916
WWI naval battle in the North Sea
The action of 29 February 1916 was a naval engagement fought during the First World War between the United Kingdom and the German Empire. SMS Greif, a German commerce raider, broke out into the North Sea and Admiral Sir John Jellicoe dispatched Royal Navy warships to intercept the raider. Four British vessels intercepted the commerce raider Greif.
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