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Battle of the Falkland Islands

8 дек. 1914 г. · 52.50° S, 56.17° W

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8 дек. 1914 г.
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Координаты
52.50° S, 56.17° W
Location
Off the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic
Outcome
British victory Destruction of the East Asia Squadron
Belligerents
Germany против United Kingdom

Battle of the Falkland Islands

Naval battle of World War I

The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 in the South Atlantic. The British, after their defeat at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, sent a large force to track down and destroy the German cruiser squadron. The battle is commemorated every year on 8 December in the Falkland Islands as a public holiday.

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