Operation Albion
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operation-albion-169-5825737
title:
Operation Albion
text:
Operation Albion was a World War I German air, land and naval operation against the Russian forces in October 1917 to occupy the West Estonian Archipelago. The campaign aimed to occupy the Baltic islands of Saaremaa(Ösel), Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Muhu (Moon). The three islands were part of the Russian Empire and strategically dominated the central and northern Baltic Sea. The land campaign opened with German landings at the Tagalaht (Tagga) bay on the island of Saaremaa (Ösel), on 12 October, after e
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description:
WWI German capture of western Estonia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Albion
date created:
2006-01-25T14:50:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T15:56:37Z
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