German troops at Oesel Island
German troops, wearing lifebelts, in a small boat having disembarked from the larger troopship alongside, prepare to make an amphibious landing on Oesel Island (Saaremaa, off the coast of modern day Estonia). Operation Albion, the German plan to occupy the Estonian islands of Oesel (Saaremaa), Dago (Hiiumaa) and Moon (Muhu), then part of the Russian Empire, began on 11 October 1917. By 16 October the island had been secured, and German forces remained in occupation until the end of the War
Picture No
10272141
Media ID
47855290
Size
4635px x 3475px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Robert Hunt Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
October 1917
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Albion Amphibious Dago Disembarked Estonia Estonian Hiiumaa Lifebelts Muhu Oesel Osel Saaremaa Troopship
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