First Ostend Raid

Quando

23 de abr. de 1918 – 24 de abr. de 1918

Tipo

Operação militar

Coordenadas

51.22° N, 2.91° E

Description

first of two attacks by the Royal Navy on the German-held port of Ostend during the First World War

1918 British military attack on German-held port in Belgium

The First Ostend Raid was the first of two attacks by the Royal Navy on the German-held port of Ostend during the late spring of 1918 during the First World War. Ostend was attacked in conjunction with the neighbouring harbour of Zeebrugge on 23 April in order to block the vital strategic port of Bruges, situated 6 mi inland and ideally sited to conduct raiding operations on the British coastline and shipping lanes.

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