Bombardment of Ancona

Name: Bombardment of Ancona
Start: 1915-05-23
End: 1915-05-24

23 May 1915 – 24 May 1915 · 43.69° N, 13.55° E

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When: 23 May 1915 – 24 May 1915
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 43.69° N, 13.55° E
Description: 1915 bombardment
War: World War I

Bombardment of Ancona

Naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I

The Bombardment of Ancona was a naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I between the navies of Italy and Austria-Hungary. Forces of the Imperial and Royal Navy attacked and bombarded military and civilian targets all across Ancona in central Italy and several other nearby islands and communities in response to Italy's declaration of war on Austria-Hungary.

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Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bereits am Tag der italienischen Kriegserklärung greift die Österreichische Marine den Hafen von Ancona an”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bombardement d'Ancône par la flotte austro-hongroise”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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