Operation Albion
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Operation Albion was a German air, land and naval operation in the First World War, against Russian forces in October 1917 to occupy the West Estonian Archipelago. The campaign aimed to occupy the Bal
Panorama of the Tagalaht Bay, Saaremaa, Estonia, site of the German landing on 12 October 1917.
German battleship Grosser Kurfürst photographed during Operation Albion in October 1917. Above is the Schütte-Lanz naval airship S.L.20 (Type 'f').
Battle of Moon Sound
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The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle fought between the forces of the German Empire, and the Russian Republic in the Baltic Sea during Operation Albion from 16 October 1917 until 3 November 191
Operation Albion
…Dagö) on 12 October, capturing the island the following day. The Russian Baltic Fleet had to withdraw from the Suur Strait after its losses at the Battle of Moon Sound. The Germans claimed 20,000 prisoners and 100 guns captured during Operation Albion from 12 to 20 October 1917. At the beginning of the First World…
The Russian pre-dreadnought Slava crippled by German fire off Saaremaa, 17 October 1917.
The area of the battle