Historical place archive

North Sea in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at North Sea in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1915–1919

Historical events in North Sea

1915

24 January 1915
Seydlitz Moltke and Derfflinger Escape
Franz von Hipper · World War, 1st

Hipper escapes with Seydlitz, Moltke and Derfflinger after British fire shifts toward the damaged Blücher.

1919

12 July 1919
Blockade of Germany
Gustav Bauer · Weimar Republic

The Blockade of Germany by the Allies is lifted

12 July 1919
Germany Allied Blockade Lifted
Gustav Bauer · Weimar Republic

The postwar Allied blockade of Germany is ended, restoring normal maritime access through the North Sea.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and North Sea. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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