battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of the Heligoland Bight
Battle of the Heligoland Bight was a battle fought on 18 December 1939 at North Sea. It was part of the European Theater of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 22 Vickers Wellington bombers against 44 fighter aircraft.
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Record
| Date | 18 December 1939 | |
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| Place | North Sea 54.030N, 8.256E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 22 Vickers Wellington bombers | 44 fighter aircraft |
| Casualties and losses | 12 bombers destroyed; 3 bombers damaged; 57 killed | 2 Bf 109s destroyed; 2 Bf 109s severely damaged.; 1 Bf 109 non-combat; 1 Bf 109 lightly damaged; 2 Bf 110s severely damaged; 7 Bf 110s lightly damaged; 2 pilots killed; 2 pilots wounded; 11 sailors killed; 30 sailors injured |
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Nearest engagements
- Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 1917, 20 km NW
- Battle of Heligoland 1864, 27 km W
- Battle of Heligoland Bight 1914, 52 km W
- Battle of Hemmingstedt 1500, 55 km E
- Siege of Tönning 1713, 55 km NE
In the same war
- After: Battle of Toulon 28 August 1944
Elsewhere in 1939
Battle of the Heligoland Bight is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1861428, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939), revision 1382114570, 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.