Operation Albion (support role)

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Operation Albion (support role) was the High Seas Fleet’s naval support mission during Germany’s 1917 amphibious assault to seize the West Estonian archipelago from Russia in World War I.

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Operation Albion (support role) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military support operation ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ
associatedWith High Seas Fleet operations in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
belligerent German Empire ⓘ
conductedBy High Seas Fleet ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
location waters around Hiiumaa ⓘ
waters around Muhu ⓘ
waters around Saaremaa ⓘ
objective secure German naval control in the waters around the West Estonian archipelago ⓘ
support the German amphibious assault on the West Estonian archipelago ⓘ
opposingBelligerent Russian Empire ⓘ
partOf Operation Albion ⓘ
result German naval support contributed to successful seizure of the West Estonian archipelago ⓘ
role bombardment of coastal defenses ⓘ
engagement of Russian naval forces ⓘ
naval support for amphibious landings ⓘ
protection of troop transports ⓘ
startYear 1917 ⓘ
strategicContext German effort to eliminate Russian naval presence in the Gulf of Riga and Baltic approaches ⓘ
supportedByBranch Imperial German Navy ⓘ
supportedOperation German amphibious assault on the West Estonian archipelago ⓘ
theater Baltic Sea ⓘ
timePeriod October 1917 ⓘ
typeOfWarfare amphibious warfare support ⓘ
naval warfare in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
year 1917 ⓘ

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High Seas Fleet → engagedIn → Operation Albion (support role) ⓘ