Sussex pledge
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sussex-pledge-253-58740
title:
Sussex pledge
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The Sussex Pledge was a promise made by Germany to the United States in 1916, during World War I before the latter entered World War I. After the Arabic incident, the Germans had promised that attacks on passenger ships would cease. Despite that avowed restriction, a French cross-channel passenger ferry, the Sussex, was torpedoed without warning on March 24, 1916. The ship was severely damaged and about 80 people died, including the famous Spanish pianist and composer Enrique Granados. Several A
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1916 German government pledge regarding naval warfare policy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_pledge
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2024-04-13T18:12:14Z
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