What the records say
- When
- 25 Dec 1914
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 53.86° N, 8.69° E
- Description
- 1914 air raid on Cuxhaven, Germany
Raid on Cuxhaven
1914 air raid on Cuxhaven, Germany
The raid on Cuxhaven was a British ship-based air-raid on the Imperial German Navy at Cuxhaven mounted on Christmas Day, 1914. Aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service were carried to within striking distance by seaplane tenders of the Royal Navy, supported by ships and submarines.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “World War I: Cuxhaven Raid: British aircraft launched from warships attack the German port of Cuxhaven with submarine support, although little damage is caused”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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