Battle of Moon Sound 1917
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 19 October 1917 – 3 November 1917 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1917 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | WWI Eastern Front, World War I | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | German Empire, Russian Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 58.6013, 23.4500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle fought between the forces of the German Empire, and the Russian Republic (and three British submarines) in the Baltic Sea during Operation Albion from 16 October 1917 until 3 November 1917 during World War I. The German intention was to destroy the Russian forces and occupy the West Estonian Archipelago, and achieved both objectives. The Imperial German Navy had ten battleships, one battlecruiser, nine light cruisers, one mine cruiser, fifty destroyers and six submarines while the Russians had only two pre-dreadnoughts, three cruisers, three gunboats, twenty-one destroyers, and three British submarines.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Moon Sound (revision 1370450462), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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