Battle of Moon Sound

The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle fought between the forces of the German Empire, and the Russian Republic in the Baltic Sea during Operation Albion from 16 October 1917 until 3 November 1917 during World War I. The German intention was to destroy the Russian forces and occupy the West Estonian Archipelago, and achieved both objectives. The Imperial German Navy had ten battleships, one battlecruiser, nine light cruisers, one mine cruiser, fifty destroyers and six submarines while the Russians had only two pre-dreadnoughts, three cruisers, three gunboats, twenty-one destroyers, and three British submarines.

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1917  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, German Empire, Russian Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

Slava, 

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Location: 58.6013, 23.45, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1917 Battle of Moon Sound

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1220 Battle of Lihula

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1227 Battle of Muhu

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1270 Battle of Karuse

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1917 Operation Albion

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1944-11-24T00:00:00Z

1944 Moonsund Landing Operation

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Slawa

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Luftstreitkräfte ready for attack of Oesel (Saaremaa) Island

Eastern Front (World War I)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1220	Battle of Lihula	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1227	Battle of Muhu	Latvians, Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Estonians, battle, Livonians, Oeselians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1270	Battle of Karuse	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Operation Albion	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Russian Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Battle of Moon Sound	naval battle, Russian Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Moonsund Landing Operation	battle, military operation	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Slava	pre-dreadnought battleship, Borodino-class battleship	Wikidata
commons	image		Slava1917Moonsund		Commons
commons	image		Slawa		Commons
commons	image		Slava1917Moonsund-battle		Commons
commons	image		Luftstreitkräfte ready for attack of Oesel (Saaremaa) Island		Commons
commons	image		Eastern Front (World War I)		Commons