28 August 1914
Battle of Heligoland Bight
The Royal Navy wins an early North Sea action against German light forces off Heligoland.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Heligoland Bight in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Royal Navy wins an early North Sea action against German light forces off Heligoland.
Beatty's heavy ships overwhelm German cruisers encountered during the closing phase of the battle.
Beatty commits his battlecruisers despite mine and submarine risks to support the hard-pressed British flotillas.
Beatty moves his battlecruisers toward the fighting after British light forces come under increasing pressure.
Beatty's intervention helps turn the confused action into a clear British naval victory.
British cruisers and battlecruisers attack German forces protecting minesweepers in the Heligoland Bight.
Grand Fleet forces support the British operation against German minesweeping cover near Heligoland Bight.
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