Battle of the Gulf of Riga
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The Battle of the Gulf of Riga was a World War I naval operation in August 1915 in which German forces attempted to clear Russian naval defenses and secure access to the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Gulf of Riga canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation in the Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial German Navy
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Russian battleship, cruisers, destroyers, gunboats and mines
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multiple German dreadnoughts, battlecruisers, cruisers, destroyers and minesweepers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | August 1915 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-08-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued naval skirmishes in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving the German Empire
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Battles involving the Russian Empire ⓘ Naval battles of World War I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
German High Seas Fleet detachment
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Russian Baltic Fleet units ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
Russian battleship Slava
NERFINISHED
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Russian destroyers ⓘ Russian gunboats ⓘ SMS Moltke NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Posen NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Prinz Adalbert NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Von der Tann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
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Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ near Riga ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
German dreadnoughts entering the Gulf of Riga through minefields
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Russian use of minefields to block German advance ⓘ heavy mine warfare in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| objective |
clear Russian naval forces from the Gulf of Riga
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secure access to the Gulf of Riga for German forces ⓘ support German land operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier German Baltic Sea operations in 1915 ⓘ |
| result |
German operation ultimately unsuccessful
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Russian defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-08-08 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Riga
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influence over Baltic Sea shipping routes ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
mine-clearing operations
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shore-based artillery support ⓘ submarine attacks ⓘ |
| theater | Baltic Sea theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
SMS König
subject surface form:
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
subject surface form:
SMS Markgraf