Battle of Åland Islands
1915 naval battle between Germany and Russia during WW1 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Åland Islands, or the Battle of Gotland, which occurred in July 1915, was a naval battle of World War I between the German Empire and the Russian Empire, assisted by a submarine of the British Baltic Flotilla. It took place in the Baltic Sea off the shores of Gotland, Sweden, a country neutral in World War I.
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Battle of Åland Islands | |||||||
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Part of World War I | |||||||
SMS Albatross after running aground during the battle. | |||||||
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United Kingdom | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Johannes von Karpf | Mikhail Bakhirev | ||||||
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3 armored cruisers 1 cruiser 2 light cruisers 7 torpedo boats |
3 armored cruisers 2 light cruisers 1 destroyer 1 submarine | ||||||
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2 armored cruisers damaged 1 cruiser grounded 27 dead and 49 wounded | Minor damages |
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