23-24 April 1918: The Zeebrugge & First Ostend Raids—The British Royal Navy raided Zeebrugge & Ostend, Belgium, to cut off the inland port of Bruges, a major German U-boat base, from the sea; the plan was to sink "blockships" to obstruct the channels, but the sunken blockships still allowed U-boats to pass & the German defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the landing party of Royal Marines.
Lest we forget.
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