What the records say
- When
- 15 Jun 1917
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 32.65° N, 16.92° W
- Description
- 1917 ambush attack in World War I
Raid on Ruhnu (1917)
Attack by the Imperial German Navy seaplanes on 15 June 1917
The Raid on Ruhnu on 15 June 1917 was a minor operation proceeded by Imperial German Naval Air Forces in Ruhnu Island in the Gulf of Riga during World War I. Several German seaplanes landed on the coast of Ruhnu to attack the Russian telegraph station and after that retreated to their home base, which is considered as the first air-landing ambush operation in the military history.
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