← the globe

A MOMENT IN HISTORY

Battle of Heligoland Bight

1914 CE · Germany, Europe · War

Battle of Heligoland Bight
Image via Wikimedia Commons

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.

Read more on Wikipedia →

Available to claim

One person can dedicate this moment - a name and a short note recorded here forever.

Claim this moment