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Battle of Penang

28 Eki 1914 · 5.41° N, 100.35° E

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28 Eki 1914
Tür
Muharebe
Koordinatlar
5.41° N, 100.35° E
Location
Penang Strait, off Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
Outcome
German victory
Belligerents
Germany – Russia, France, Great Britain

Battle of Penang

1914 naval battle of the First World War

The Battle of Penang was a surprise naval engagement by the Imperial German Navy's East Asia Squadron during the First World War that took place on 28 October 1914. The battle involved the German cruiser SMS Emden in the Penang Strait, which sank two Allied warships as part of its commerce raiding operations throughout the Indian Ocean.

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