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On This Day in History - September 4, 1939

September 4, 1939 #OTD World War II: Fifteen Bristol Blenheims and fourteen Vickers Wellingtons conducted a bombing raid on German warships at Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel. The German cruiser Emden was damaged but seven bombers were shot down, mostly from anti-aircraft fire but at least one by a... read more

On This Day in History - October 30, 1918

October 30, 1918 #OTD World War I: The Imperial German Navy was ordered to sea to seek out the British fleets for a final desperate battle. The sailors at the ports of Kiel and Wilhelmshaven in Germany refused and mutinied. (edited)

On This Day in History - January 27, 1943

January 27, 1943 #OTD World War II: Ninety-one bombers from the U.S. Eighth Air Force, a combination of B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, mounted the first American airstrike inside Germany. Fifty-five of the B-17s made a daylight raid on the submarine bases at Wilhelmshaven. All of the... (edited) read more

On This Day in History - October 29, 1918

October 29, 1918 #OTD World War I: The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19. Pictured: Sailors demonstrating at Wilhelmshaven, German Empire.

On This Day in History - November 3, 1918

November 3, 1918 #OTD Kiel mutiny: Thousands of supporters descended on the German port of Kiel to support a mutiny of sailors in the Imperial German Navy High Seas Fleet. A German force sent to quell the demonstration shot into the crowd, killing seven and wounding another 29 men. Although... read more

On This Day in History - January 29, 1940

January 29, 1940 #OTD World War II: German submarine U-51 torpedoed and sunk Norwegian ship Eika (Pictured), carring salt from Spain, at 1530 hours. 14 men were killed, while at 2 (Harald Støle and Alfred Johansen) were rescued by U-51 who would be delivered to Wilhelmshaven on 8 February 1940.