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Naval order of 24 October 1918. Coordinates: 53°45′N 05°15′E. The naval order of 24 October 1918 was a plan made by the German Admiralty to provoke a decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet in the southern North Sea in the final weeks of World War I.
- 30–31 October 1918
- German Naval Staff
- 24 October 1918
- Southern North Sea
The six U-cruisers eventually achieved a number of successes between May and October 1918, sinking ninety-three ships; more than half were American, but almost two-thirds were either sailing craft or small fishing vessels.
24 October 1915: Gunnery Sergeant Daniel J. Daly and his detachment are ambushed by 400 Cacos near Fort-Liberté, Haiti. The Marines will fight their way to a defendable position and counterattack the next morning, garnering Daly his second Medal of Honor (one of only seven Marines ever to have been so honored twice).
The Naval Order of 24 October 1918 was a plan made by the German Admiralty at the end of World War I to provoke a decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet in the southern North Sea.
German Battle Plan 1918 The Naval Order of 24 October 1918 was a plan by the German Admiralty to provoke a decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea. When the order to prepare for the sortie was issued on 29 October, mutiny broke out aboard the German ships.
Apr 8, 2021 · This World War I timeline of battles outlines the most important engagements of the 1914-1918 war, from the first Battle of Mons to the final 1918 armistice.
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 10/24/1918 George I. Gay, Commissioner, Planning Division, to Professor J. A. Field, Staff of United States Shipping Board, 10/24/1918
