Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

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The Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby was a World War I naval bombardment of British coastal towns by German warships in December 1914, notable for causing civilian casualties and fueling anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I event
military operation
naval bombardment
attacker Imperial German Navy
belligerent German Empire
United Kingdom
casualties more than 100 civilians killed and wounded
civilianCasualties significant
commander Franz von Hipper
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
date 16 December 1914
defender Royal Navy
followedBy Battle of Dogger Bank
surface form: Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)
forceUsed German battlecruisers
German destroyers
German light cruisers
historicalCategory 1914 in the United Kingdom
Conflicts in 1914
Naval battles of World War I involving Germany
Naval battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom
location Hartlepool
Scarborough
Whitby
militaryCasualties present on both sides
notableFor bombardment of undefended towns
civilian casualties
fueling anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom
use in British recruitment propaganda
objective bombard British coastal towns
lure elements of the British Grand Fleet into battle
partOf German naval raids on the British coast
Naval operations in the North Sea during World War I
politicalImpact increased public pressure on the Royal Navy to protect the coast
strengthened British resolve against Germany
precededBy Raid on Yarmouth (1914)
propagandaSlogan Remember Scarborough
Remember Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool
region northeast coast of England
result British propaganda victory
German tactical success
target Hartlepool Dock
surface form: Hartlepool docks and batteries

Scarborough Harbour
surface form: Scarborough town and harbour

Whitby
surface form: Whitby town and abbey area
theatre North Sea
typeOfAttack naval gunfire bombardment
usedFor British recruitment posters
year 1914

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Imperial German Navy notableOperation Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Battle of Dogger Bank precededBy Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Franz von Hipper participatedIn Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
this entity surface form: Raid on Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby
Hartlepool hasEvent Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
this entity surface form: World War I bombardment of Hartlepool
Scarborough Castle notableEvent Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
this entity surface form: German naval bombardment of Scarborough (1914)
German battlecruiser Seydlitz tookPartIn Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
German armoured cruiser Blücher participatedIn Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl notableBattle Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
subject surface form: Friedrich von Ingenohl