Modern era · 1917
Operation Albion
Operation Albion was a German air, land and naval operation in the First World War, against Russian forces in October 1917 to occupy the West Estonian Archipelago. The campaign aimed to occupy the Baltic islands of Saaremaa (Ösel), Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Muhu (Moon). The three islands were part of the Russian Empire and strategically dominated the central and northern Baltic Sea.
- When
- 29 Sept 1917 – 20 Oct 1917
- Where
- Baltic Sea
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Operation Albion, CC BY-SA 4.0