Battle of the Falkland Islands

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The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a major naval engagement of World War I in December 1914, in which a British battlecruiser squadron decisively defeated a German East Asia Squadron off the coast of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

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HMS Invincible battle Battle of the Falkland Islands
Maximilian von Spee conflict Battle of the Falkland Islands
Imperial German Navy notableEngagement Battle of the Falkland Islands
Franz von Hipper participatedIn Battle of the Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Battle of the Falkland Islands (as higher command context)