The Baltic Project was a plan promoted by the British Admiral
Lord Fisher to procure a speedy victory against Germany during the
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. It involved landing a substantial force, either British or Russian soldiers, on the flat beaches of
Pomerania
Pomerania ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The central and eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian, Pomeranian Voivod ...
on the North German coast, less than from Berlin.
Submarines and extensive numbers of mines would keep the invasion force safe from the
Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy or the ''Kaiserliche Marine'' (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919. It grew out of the small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which was mainly for ...
. More than 600 vessels would be required, including landing craft, minesweepers, destroyers, light cruisers, monitors and some heavy shallow draft support ships. The latter were built in the form of the three
''Courageous''-class battlecruisers, , , and .
[https://archive.org/stream/recordsbyadmira00fishgoog/recordsbyadmira00fishgoog_djvu.txt Records by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher] The plan was never implemented.
See also
*
Operation Catherine - a similar plan developed during the Second World War.
References
Cancelled military operations of World War I
Royal Navy
Cancelled military operations involving the United Kingdom
Military strategy
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Cancelled invasions