Operação militar

Fanning Raid

7 de set. de 1914 · 3.86° N, 159.36° W

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Quando
7 de set. de 1914
Tipo
Operação militar
Coordenadas
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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