German naval bombardment (1914)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:casualties |
over 100 killed
hundreds wounded |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Franz_von_Hipper
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| gptkbp:date |
16 December 1914
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
German naval bombardment (1914)
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
increased anti-German sentiment in Britain
|
| gptkbp:location |
Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, England
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
widespread in British press
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to demoralize British public
to draw out Royal Navy forces |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
civilian casualties
damage to property |
| gptkbp:shipsInvolved |
destroyers
battlecruisers light cruisers |
| gptkbp:significance |
first attack on British mainland in centuries
|
| gptkbp:target |
British coastal towns
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Scarborough,_Yorkshire,_England
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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