Cuxhaven Raid

The raid on Cuxhaven was a British ship-based air-raid on the Imperial German Navy at Cuxhaven mounted on Christmas Day, 1914. Aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service were carried to within striking distance by seaplane tenders of the Royal Navy, supported by ships and submarines.

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1914  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Christmas Raid; Raid on Cuxhaven
airstrike, Germany, 

SM U-4, 

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Location: 53.8611, 8.6944, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 Cuxhaven Raid

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1518 Battle of Wremer Tief

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The End of the Cuxhaven Raid, Christmas Day, 1914 Art.IWMART3137

Wn21-05

Cuxhaven Raid 1914

German airship sheds Cuxhaven 1917 IWM Q 51457

HMS Empress (1914)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1518	Battle of Wremer Tief	battle, Land Wursten, Archbishopric of Bremen, Christoph von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Tjede Peckes	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Cuxhaven Raid	airstrike	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-16	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-287	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1956	Marinefliegerkommando	military aviation command, naval aviation component	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Kugelbake	fort	Wikidata
site	tower	1310	Great Tower Neuwerk	secular building, fortified tower, lighthouse	Wikidata
commons	image		The End of the Cuxhaven Raid, Christmas Day, 1914 Art.IWMART3137		Commons
commons	image		Wn21-05		Commons
commons	image		Cuxhaven Raid 1914		Commons
commons	image		German airship sheds Cuxhaven 1917 IWM Q 51457		Commons
commons	image		HMS Empress (1914)		Commons