Battle of Cocos

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The Battle of Cocos was a World War I naval engagement in 1914 in which Australian forces destroyed the German raider SMS Emden near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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instanceOf World War I battle
naval battle
AustralianCommander John Glossop NERFINISHED
belligerent Australia NERFINISHED
German Empire
casualtiesSide German casualties significantly higher than Australian
cause German attempt to destroy wireless station on Cocos (Keeling) Islands
combatant Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
commander John Glossop NERFINISHED
Karl von Müller NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
countryInvolved Australia
German Empire NERFINISHED
date 9 November 1914
followedBy Internment of surviving German crew
GermanCommander Karl von Müller NERFINISHED
isPartOfHistoryOf Australia NERFINISHED
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NERFINISHED
German naval operations in World War I
location Cocos (Keeling) Islands NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
notableFor Destruction of a successful German raider
First major naval action of the Royal Australian Navy
objective Protect Allied communications in the Indian Ocean
outcome German commerce raider neutralized
SMS Emden destroyed
partOf Naval operations in the Indian Ocean during World War I
precededBy German commerce raiding by SMS Emden in the Indian Ocean
result Allied victory
Australian victory
shipInvolved HMAS Sydney NERFINISHED
SMS Emden NERFINISHED
strategicEffect Improved security of Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean
theatre Indian Ocean theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
year 1914

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Emden Gun memorial commemorates Battle of Cocos
Emden Gun memorial significantEvent Battle of Cocos