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World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
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Second Ostend Raid
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The Second Ostend Raid was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I. Due to the significant…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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