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Great Britain Submarine Blockade Begins

Germany · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1915

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg18 February 1915

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st

German submarines begin operating against shipping bound for Britain as the declared blockade takes effect.

Names involved

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

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