Operation Albion
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Operation Albion was a major German amphibious and naval operation in October 1917 to seize the Baltic islands from Russia during World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Albion canonical | 5 |
| Moonsund Operation | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
securing control of the Gulf of Riga
ⓘ
threatening Petrograd from the sea ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Unternehmen Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
German Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Ehrhard Schmidt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludwig von Estorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Oskar von Hutier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| date | October 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-10-20 ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Imperial German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | German occupation of the West Estonian Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 8th Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German High Seas Fleet elements ⓘ Russian Baltic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiiumaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Saaremaa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Estonian Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Moon Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
neutralization of Russian naval forces in the Gulf of Riga
ⓘ
seizure of Baltic islands from Russia ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Imperial Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Russian loss of control in the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
demonstrated German capability in large-scale amphibious warfare ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-10-12 ⓘ |
| strategy | combined arms amphibious assault ⓘ |
| theatre | Baltic theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used |
battleships
ⓘ
coastal artillery ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ minesweepers ⓘ troop transports ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moonsund Operation
subject surface form:
SMS König
subject surface form:
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
subject surface form:
SMS Markgraf