Events for Friday 23rd April 2021
On This Day in History
Zeebrugge Raids
23rd April 1918World War I: The British Navy, commanded by Admiral Keyes, raids the German submarine base at Zeebrugge.
Further Reading
Zeebrugge & Ostend Raids(Paperback - 216 pages)
by Stephen McGreal
The unrestricted U-Boat war threatened the very survival of Britain, whose reliance on imported food and war materials was her Achilles' Heel. A significant element of the German submarine fleet operated from the occupied Belgian ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend. After careful planning the Royal Navy launched audacious attacks on… Read more...
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