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The blockade of Germany during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 was a part of the First Battle of the Atlantic
First Battle of the Atlantic

The First Battle of the Atlantic was a naval warfare campaign of World War I, largely fought in the seas around the British Isles and in the Atlantic Ocean....
 between Britain
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

About 750,000 German civilians died from starvation
Starvation

Starvation is a severe reduction in vitamin, nutrient, and energy intake, and is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation causes permanent organ damage and, eventually, death....
 caused by the British blockade during the War. Still more perished from starvation after the Armistice
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)

The armistice treaty between the Allies and German Empire was signed in a railway carriage in Compi?gne Forest on 11 November 1918, and marked the end of the World War I on the Western Front ....
 in November 1918 as the blockade was continued into 1919, in order to force Germany to sign the controversial Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaty at the end of World War I. It ended the declaration of war between German Empire and Allies of World War I....
 in June 1919.

The British established a naval blockade of Germany early in the war.






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The blockade of Germany during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 was a part of the First Battle of the Atlantic
First Battle of the Atlantic

The First Battle of the Atlantic was a naval warfare campaign of World War I, largely fought in the seas around the British Isles and in the Atlantic Ocean....
 between Britain
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

About 750,000 German civilians died from starvation
Starvation

Starvation is a severe reduction in vitamin, nutrient, and energy intake, and is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation causes permanent organ damage and, eventually, death....
 caused by the British blockade during the War. Still more perished from starvation after the Armistice
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)

The armistice treaty between the Allies and German Empire was signed in a railway carriage in Compi?gne Forest on 11 November 1918, and marked the end of the World War I on the Western Front ....
 in November 1918 as the blockade was continued into 1919, in order to force Germany to sign the controversial Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaty at the end of World War I. It ended the declaration of war between German Empire and Allies of World War I....
 in June 1919.

The British established a naval blockade of Germany early in the war. This blockade was unusually brutal in that even food deliveries were denied, as it was said to 'help the war'.