Raid on Yarmouth (1914)
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The Raid on Yarmouth (1914) was an early World War I German naval attack on the British coastal town of Great Yarmouth, marking one of the first direct assaults on the British mainland during the conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I naval operation
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | German raid on Yarmouth (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial German Navy
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | low ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | few ⓘ |
| coastAttacked | East coast of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderAttacker | Franz von Hipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryAttacked | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAttacker | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDefender | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damage | limited damage to Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 3 November 1914 ⓘ |
| defender | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceTypeAttacker | battlecruiser squadron ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryCasualties | few ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the first direct assaults on the British mainland in World War I ⓘ |
| objective |
bombard British coastal town
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lay mines off the British coast ⓘ test British coastal defenses ⓘ |
| partOf | Naval warfare of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | early North Sea skirmishes of World War I ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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minor material damage ⓘ propaganda impact ⓘ |
| shipInvolvedAttacker |
German torpedo boats
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SMS Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Graudenz NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Moltke NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Seydlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Strassburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipInvolvedDefender |
HMS Halcyon
NERFINISHED
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HMS Leopard NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Lively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated vulnerability of British east coast
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used in British propaganda to highlight German aggression ⓘ |
| tactics | short bombardment followed by withdrawal ⓘ |
| target | Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | naval bombardment of coastal town ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft
subject surface form:
Friedrich von Ingenohl