How Important Were Other Fronts Flashcards
When was the battle of Heligoland Blight?
28th August 1914
When was the battle of the Falkland Islands
8th December 1914
When was the battle of Coronel
1st of Nov 1914
Where did the German Navy bombard during ww1
Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool
When was the bombardment of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool?
16th December 1914
When was the battle of Dogger Bank
24th of January 1915
What happened in the battle of Heligoland Blight
700 Germans killed, 6 German ships sunk and 35 British lost
What happened in the battle of the Falkland Islands
It was a 5hr battle and 3hr chase and was the British retaliation against Coronel. 4 German ships lost, 1871 Germans dead and 10 Brits lost.
What happened in Coronel?
German Admiral Von Spec sank 2 British cruisers and killed 1,600 brits in one hour
How many died in the bombardment of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool
137
What happened at Dogger Bank?
German armoured cruiser was sank and 954 Germans were lost. British miscommunication led to Germans escaping
What was Jutland
Germany’s attempted at breaking through the British blockade
When was the battle of Jutland
May 1916
Who were the German admirals in Jutland
Hipper and Scheer
Who were the British admirals at Jutland
Beatty and Jellicoe
What happened at Jutland
Hipper lured Beatty down to Scheer. Beatty retreated to Jellicoe. Jellicoe creates a 6 mile blockade which causes the Germans to retreat. Germans didn’t leave port afterwards
What were the losses at Jutland
Brit - 14 ships, 6000 men
Ger - 11 ships, 2500 men
What was unrestricted submarine warfare
The policy that the Germans would gun down every ship, even those belonging to neutral nations
When did Germany restart unrestricted submarine warefare
Jan 31st 1917
When was the sinking of Lusitania
7th May 1915
How many passengers did the Lusitania have
2000
Why did the Germans sink the Lusitania
Because they thought it had allied ammunitions on board
How many people died because of the sinking of the Lusitania
1,153 deaths , 114 which were americans
Why did Germany call off the U-boat campaign the first time
Bc the US was angry about the Lusitania
What were the methods the British used against Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Q ships - disguised merchant ships
Mines
Convoy system - merchant ships in groups escorted by battle ships and planes
Why was the convoy system effective
Made it harder + more dangerous to attack
May 1917 - Nov 1918 only 168 ships sunk
What was the Gallipoli Campaign?
A way to end the stalemate on the western front by attacking through the soft underside of Europe ( turkey). It originally planned to do a naval attack on the Dardanelles
When was the first naval bombardment in the Gallipoli campaign and what was the result
18th feb 1915, Turkish forts were fine, mines in sea destroyed ships (which were old)
How many troops were sent to Gallipoli
70,000
Who was in charge of the Gallipoli campaign
Sir Ian Hamilton
