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Battle of Heligoland Bight

The Battle of Heligoland Bight was the first Anglo-German naval battle of the First World War, fought on 28 August 1914, between ships of the United Kingdom and Germany. The battle took place in the south-eastern North Sea, when the British attacked German patrols off the north-west German coast.

Battle of Heligoland Bight
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When
28 Aug 1914
Where
Heligoland
Era
Modern

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