World War I
See also List of military engagements of World War I
- Albion (1917) — German capture of Oesel, Dagö and Moon Islands (now Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu)
- Hush planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.
- Kaiserschlacht ('Kaiser's battle') (1918) — German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front.
- Blücher-Yorck (1918) —
- Gneisenau (1918) —
- Georgette (1918) —
- Michael (1918) —
- Blücher-Yorck (1918) —
- Strafexpedition (Punitive Expedition) (1916) — operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle ever fought.
- Z-O (1918) — British raid on Zeebrugge and Ostend
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