| Fanning Raid | |||||||
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| Part of World War I | |||||||
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| British Empire | German Empire | ||||||
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| 1 light cruiser 1 auxiliary cruiser |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| communications station destroyed | none | ||||||
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The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War. The British All Red Line cable station on Fanning Island was raided by Germany's SMS Nürnberg and SMS Titania. A German landing party was sent ashore, to cut the communications cable.