| Op. 269/A I | |
|---|---|
| Part of Naval Operations in the First World War | |
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| Location | |
| Planned | 24 October 1918 |
| Planned by | German Naval Staff |
| Target | Southern North Sea |
| Date | 30–31 October 1918 |
| Executed by | High Seas Fleet under Admiral Hipper |
| Outcome | Cancellation following outbreak of mutiny in the German Fleet |
The naval order of 24 October 1918 was a plan made by the German Admiralty to provoke a decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet in the southern North Sea in the final weeks of World War I. It was drawn up contrary to the wishes and without the knowledge of the German government. When the order to prepare for the sortie was issued on 29 October, mutiny broke out aboard some of the German ships stationed at Wilhelmshaven. Despite the cancellation of the operation, the sailors' revolt led to the more serious Kiel mutiny, which began the German Revolution of 1918-19 and the establishment of the Weimar Republic.