4 February 1915
Great Britain War Zone Declared
Germany treats ships approaching Britain as potential targets after declaring a submarine war zone around the islands.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Great Britain in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Germany treats ships approaching Britain as potential targets after declaring a submarine war zone around the islands.
German submarines begin operating against shipping bound for Britain as the declared blockade takes effect.
The blockade context reflects Germany's submarine campaign against shipping approaching the British Isles.
Luftwaffe attacks switch to British airfields and radar stations.
Orders attacks against airfields and radar stations during the Battle of Britain.
Authorises attacks on radar stations during Adlerangriff.
Luftwaffe operations target radar stations and Fighter Command airfields.
Provenance
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