Zeebrugge Raid
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zeebrugge-raid-178-2703697
title:
Zeebrugge Raid
text:
The Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent German vessels from leaving port. The port was used by the Imperial German Navy as a base for U-boats and light shipping, which were a threat to Allied control of the English Channel and southern North Sea. Several attempts to close the Flanders ports by bombardment failed and Operation Hush, a 1917 plan
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1918 Royal Navy blockade of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge during WWI
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebrugge_Raid
date created:
2005-10-07T12:48:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T12:49:13Z
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