What the records say
- When
- 7 Sep 1914
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 3.86° N, 159.36° W
- Description
- 1914 German naval raid in the Pacific during WWI
Fanning Raid
1914 German naval raid in the Pacific during WWI
The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War involving a successful German attack on the Fanning island cable relay station. Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee sent the light cruiser SMS Nürnberg along with the collier Titania to attack the station on 7 September 1914 while his East Asia Squadron was crossing the Pacific, en route to South America.
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