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Battle of Imbros

Battle of Imbros was a naval engagement fought on 20 January 1918 at Imbros, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the naval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 2 monitors; 2 destroyers; 12 aircraft against 1 battlecruiser; 1 light cruiser; 1 protected cruiser; 4 destroyers; 10 aircraft.

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Goeben beached in the Dardenelles after the Battle of Imbros. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 January 1918
WhereImbros, Turkey40.233N, 25.967E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; Kingdom of GreeceagainstOttoman Empire; German Empire
Part ofnaval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War I1914 to 1918

Record

Date20 January 1918
PlaceImbros, Turkey
40.233N, 25.967E
KindNaval engagement, First World War
Strength2 monitors; 2 destroyers; 12 aircraft1 battlecruiser; 1 light cruiser; 1 protected cruiser; 4 destroyers; 10 aircraft
Casualties and losses139 killed; 2 monitors sunk; 1 aircraft destroyed; 1 aircraft damaged330 killed; 172 captured; 1 light cruiser sunk; 1 battlecruiser disabled; 1 destroyer damaged; 3 aircraft destroyed
Commanders
  • Henry Franklin Kitchener, Viscount Broome
  • Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator)
  • Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz
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Battle of Imbros is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2436624, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Imbros, revision 1375568652, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.