dec 16, 1914 - Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

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The Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914, was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British ports of Scarborough, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Whitby. The attack resulted in 592 casualties, many of them civilians, of whom 137 died. The attack caused public outrage towards the German navy for an attack against civilians and against the Royal Navy for its failure to prevent the raid.