Battle of the Heligoland Bight

The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first "named" air battle of the Second World War, which began the longest air campaign of the war on 3 September 1939, the Defence of the Reich. After the declaration of war, RAF Bomber Command began operations against Nazi Germany but limited their attacks to those targets that were purely military and had little risk of civilian casualties. This largely limited their efforts to attacks on the Kriegsmarine warships in German ports to prevent their use in the Battle of the Atlantic.

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1939 Wikimedia, Wikidata
air battle, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom,

HMS Ariel, SM U-51, SMS Hela, SMS S21,

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Location: 54.0304, 8.2562, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1939-12-18T00:00:00Z

1939 Battle of the Heligoland Bight

1849-06-04T00:00:00Z

1849 Battle of Heligoland

1864-05-09T00:00:00Z

1864 Battle of Heligoland

1917-11-17T00:00:00Z

1917 Second Battle of Heligoland Bight

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Heligoland	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Heligoland	Denmark, Kingdom of Prussia, Austrian Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Second Battle of Heligoland Bight	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of the Heligoland Bight	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, air battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-16	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-51	conventional submarine, Type U 51 submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-71	U-boat, Type UC II submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Hela	aviso	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS S21	large torpedo boat of German navy, S13-class large torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-554	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-777	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	bunker		U-Boot-Bunker Nordsee III	submarine pen	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1911	HMS Ariel	shipwreck, destroyer, Acheron-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower	1310	Great Tower Neuwerk	secular building, fortified tower, lighthouse	Wikidata
commons	image		Vickers Wellington1		Commons

Battle of the Heligoland Bight

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