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Battle of Tsingtao (August-Nov. 1914)

Japanese Navy vs German Navy Introduction: The first air-land-sea battle The battle of Tsingtao was one of these twists of…

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Battle of Elli and Lemnos (1912-13)

Greek Navy vs Turkish Ottoman Navy The Battles of the Aegean sea, a prelude to the great war at sea…

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Armistice and consequences

The end of the war to end all wars Today, 11 November 2018, we remember the sacrifice of an entire…

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Battle of Imbros (20 January 1918)

Turkish Ottoman Navy vs Royal Navy The end of the Ottoman fleet Before the Autro-Hungarian Navy was condemned to inaction…

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Second Battle of Heligoland (17 November 1917)

Kaiserlichesmarine vs Royal Navy A missed second Jutland The island of Heligoland, at the outposts of the German coast, was…

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Battle of Moon Island (October 1917)

Russian Navy vs German Navy This action took place in the Baltic Sea between Russian and German units as part…

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Zeebruge Raid (April, 23, 1918)

United Kingdom vs. Germany, 23 April 1918 The Zeebrugge Raid on the northern, Flemish coast remains one of the most…

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Otranto Strait Battle (May, 15, 1917)

Forcing the Barrage The famous Barrage of Otranto (Authors’ map) The strait of Otranto, between Corfu and Brindisi, which is…

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Dover Strait Actions – October 1916 to April 1917

For the Control of the Channel Dover strait, which commands the southern Atlantic passage for the German Navy. The first…

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The torpedoing of Lusitania – May 7, 1915

Above: The position of Lusitania during its sinking After the famous Titanic, sunk in peacetime, the sinking of the Lusitania…